| Show g ca grazing r a z ji reg regulations lations su upheld id by bv V stockmen there thero were only cases of graz ins ing trespass on the national forests during the tile past fiscal year according to a report issued from the forest service the service considers this remarkable in view of the fact that the national forests contain acres and havo have boundaries many thousands of miles in lu length nearly grazing permits were issued and more than head hoad of domestic animals grazed upon the forests forest for periods from a few days in crossing to a whale whole year the various forest of officers ficera in charge of the are is on which thia this stock it grazed are tire much pleased by tills this 1 fcc I old oid because it reasonably might be assumed that it would be ex difficult to protect this large area from the encroachments of live stock from depredation of various sorts A large part of the tho difficulty however is obviated by the ready cooper co oper aaion of tue the stock owners who use range of the cases where the departures lep from the regulations of the department part ment of agriculture were considered serious enough to warrant the filing of a trespass charge 20 were dismissed by the department because of a lack of proof the department points out chat while there were of course a great many minor violations due to a lack of knowledge of a misunderstanding of tho regulations they were settled without difficulty through the issuance of permits to cover the cases or by personal con gerences which were wen sufficient to prevent further trouble lo |
