Show Small Cuts Only On Ashley Forest Says Although Washington dis dis- dispatches dis- dis dispatches patches report that the Forest Service will make reductions in grazing permits again this year Supervisor Ona A Harrison states that small adjustments only will will-l will be g made on the Ashley National al Forest Forest Wi in-Wi t c 4 f These adjustments declared Supervisor Harrison will be made made on a voluntary basis by bythe bythe the grazing Because substantial reductions were we w e r e made in on the Ashley Forest between 1941 and 1946 1940 to bring them down to the car car- carrying carrying capacity of the range r it itis itis is not necessary to make large lUge cuts at this time Planned ad ad- ad adjustments adjustments still to be made on the Ashley Forest are 23 reduction reduction tion for cattle and 15 for sheep Lyle F Watts Chief of the Forest Service told the House Public Lands Subcommittee that the Forest Service has ordered a reduction of cattle and 50 50 sheep in herds grazed on na na- na national forests throughout the na nation tion A similar reduction is con con- contemplated contemplated for 1948 he continued continued ed Cuts in the t tee e numbers of 0 of I cattle and sheep grazed on the na na- na natiOnal national forests have been hotly I rotated by many stockmen W L Dutton chief of range man m n for the Forest Service Servi e asserted that the sole objective of the reduction is Isto to balance grazing permits with range capacity g I caw Watts estimated that about one-half one of the stock stock- stockmen men who have been gran granted ted permits for forest grazing will have to suffer some reductions in their permits before ranges and herds h are balanced |