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Show Reed Rigtrup and Arthur Boyer of Springville, rush to get spring drainage problem solved before planting. Brian King, Kaysville washing down the dairy barn summer. Private pastures where sufficient irrigation water is available can produce equally high returns compared to sugar beets and corn , an idea being investigated more as federal land uses are challenged. Ailment Takes Smoot Research Underway On Federal Lands A research project Into the contribution of range livestock production to local, county and state economies in the public land states and possible economic effects of changes in range livestock output has been launched by the American Farm Bureau Research Foundation, according to Warren E. Collins, managing director. The project Is being conducted under a contractual, arrangement between Utah State University and the Research Foundation. The first phase of the work which Is being financed by farmers and ranchers In public land areas will run through July 31, 1971. States participating in the financing and arrangements for the project are California, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, New Mexico, Idaho, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, and Arizona. Dr. Darwin Nielson andDr. John Workman of the Utah State University are conducting the re- search and representatives of other Western State Universities are counseling on this project. The importance of the project to the economy of the area In- volved Is emphasized by the fact that In 1969, cash receipts from the sale of cattle, calves, sheep and wool In the eleven most Western states, generally known as the million, or more than half, sists of public lands. Public Land States, totaled $3.2 billion, representing 34.3 percent of total cash farm income. receipts from these sources constituted more than half of total farm receipts. public land area. 1. Income generated by the range In the public 2. The effects of changes In grazing fees on the incomes of ranch people. 3. Implications of changes in livestock business on non-far- m business throughout the area. vate ranch land. former agency held jurisdiction over nearly 200 million acres in the eleven states and the latter over Pulblc Land Law RevlewCommls-slo- n, "Without the privilege of grazing public lands, many ranches would cease to exist as economic and figures relating to: r Public land use has been conearly in this cenpermits Issued to public lands play a highly significant role In the range livestock According to a report to the President and the Congress by the Objective of the project Is to survey information now available and prepare a handbook of usable facts users. trolled since tury through applicants by cal agency of business. For this reason, policies of public land uses have long recognized the integral relationship between public lands and pri- Farm Income is thus a major contributor to total Income and the general economic health of the livestock Industry land states. con- It Is thus readily apparent that In five of the 11 states, cash a twice a day task, winter or units, or would be forced out of business due to the high cost of substituting other sources of feed. The western range livestock industry, which is built around the public lands, also must be viewed as an Important source of range livestock for feeder lots throughout the West and Midwest. The use of public lands for grazing purposes benefits the federal government, as well as ranThe ranching business of the chers and the economies of local area has traditionally relied on the communities. Principle benefits to use of federally-owne- d public lands fromgovernment include receipts grazing permits, custodial for grazing purposes to supplecare and the value of Increased ment pastures and feed produced, on private lands. Ranching in the productivity resulting from water conservation and skillful land manpublic land states utilizes about 435 million acres of which 273 agement practices employed by the appropriate lothe federal government, the Bureau of Land Management of Forest Service. The about 70 million acres. Fees for grazing on national forest lands were first established In 1905 and for Bureau of Land Management lands in 1934. The establishment of mutually Martha M. Smoot, a devoted wife to A. V. Smoot, former president of Utah Farm Bureau, and mother to her children , died at - May 1, 1971. Mrs. age 68 Smoot received from Farm Bur- eau the Distlnquished Service in 1967, the highest award given by the organization. Mrs. Smooth was seen traveling with her husband to all parts of the country and the nation giving service to farm families. Mrs. Smoot has served in presidencies of LDS Relief Society and the Primary organizations. She has served in the Farm Bureau womens local committee. She was the mother of ten surviving children and has 37 grandchildren. Farm Bureau expresses sympathy to A. V. and to all the family. She will be missed by all who knew her. A-w- satisfactory fees for use of the lands has, on occasion, been a problem of considerable proportions. The guidelines set forth in the federal statutes are broad and subject to varying interpretation. The general objective of the statutes is to set fees at a level which is considered to represent a fair return to the public interest and a reasonable cost to users. Yet no definitions are set forth for either "fair or "reasonable. Both are, thus, subject to negotiation. The trend in user fees has long been upward and moved to a new high with Increases, recently announced for 1971. An objective means for judging the present grazing fees is urgently needed. 3 je zO 01 5 S3 I S' Ml 2s 5-- O CO GB Cf W G CO O' 09 y xf H o I U1W O P CD 3 DU fr O M 3 3 13 CD fD CO H h1 2 Ov oN a ard |
