| Show STOCK OWNERS OWNERS' USE FOREST RANGES 00 Nearly owners of cattle cat cat- cattle tle tIe sheep horses swine and goats received permits to graze stock on the ranges within the National Forests duri during g the calendar calendar cal cal- year 1922 according to the tabulated statement ap appear appearing ear ear- earing ing in the annual report of the Chief of the Forest Service to the Secretary of Agriculture Altogether sheep cattle horses goats and 1888 swine grazed on the Forests exclusive of animals under six months of age which are tb the natural increase increase in in- crease of permitted stock These numbers were slightly below those for 1921 largely as a result result re re- sult suIt of stockmen selling down in order to reduce their indebted indebted- ness LENIENCY SHOWN IN PAYMENT Forestry officials of the United United Unit Unit- ed States Department of Agriculture Agriculture Agri Agri- culture the Chief Foresters Forester's annual annual an an- nual report states continued the policy of divided payments of grazing fees in order to assist all aU classes of stockmen using the National Forests Every possible leniency was shown the stockmen stockmen stock stock- men who were unable to promptly prompt prompt- ly meet their grazing payments both for 1922 and for the previous previous pre pre- year One of the leading changes in tn inthe inthe the issuance of grazing permits was the decision to issue them for a year ten period beginning beginning beginning begin begin- ning with the permits issued in 1925 On these year ten permits permits per per- mits however reductions in the number of stock grazed may be made at the end of any year if necessary to prevent damage to the range forest growth or watershed and at the expiration expiration tion of the first five years of the period a reduction may be made to admit to the range new Class ClassA A properly qua fed fedor or or- orto to to allow increases to holders of small permits The amount of this thi reduction taken together er with all reductions made for protection during the year five-year period will not exceed 10 per percent percent cent of the permit number APPRAISAL WORK NEARLY FINISHED The range-appraisal range work which has he been en conducted for nearly two years is practically practically i completed Review of the reports reports reports re re- re- re ports harmonizing of various various' recommendations and final adjustment adjustment ad ad- of grazing fees in accordance accordance ac ac- ac with the figures shown by the appraisal are now in pr pro pro- gress In mentioning this phase of Forest Service work the annual annual an an- nual Inual report states 1 The new grazing fees will be fair and reasonable valuations valuations' of the respective rang ranges s based upon the commercial value of comparable private lands but with full fall consideration of th the cost of complying with the grazing grazing graz graze ing regulations on cm National Forests Forests For For- ests and of f the public and community com corn benefits sought under public range administration These include the correlation of range use with local ranch lands and water developments and the promotion of agricultural settle settle- ment The new fees will wm go o into effect with the grazing season of cf 1925 RANGES SHOULD BE DEVELOPED Colonel Greeley the Chief Forester also points out in his report the urgent need for funds with which to build boundary and division fences develop water water wa wa- ter and eradicate poisonous plants An ultimate expenditure of from to will be needed to obtain full use land economic returns from the ranges anges within the National Forests Forests For For- ests without subjecting them to deterioration the report declares de- de dares clares The urgent projects which h have been surveyed and I which should be pushed will cost approximately |
