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Show National Forest Announces Fees Increase Fees for cattle grazing on the Dixie National Forest during dur-ing 1967 will be two cents per animal month higher than for 1966 use on two Forest divi-1 sions, and three cents per ani-' mal month higher on a third division, Forest Supervisor Jack B. Shumate said today. Sheep fees will increase one-half one-half cent on two divisions and three-fourths cent on the third. This year's cattle grazing fees per animal month will be 53 cents, 60 cents, and 63 cents, respectively, for the Dixie, Powell, and Sevier divisions divi-sions of the Forest. Sheep fees per month will be 12V cents for the Dixie and Sevier divisions, divi-sions, and 11 cents for the Powell division. A base for National Forest grazing fees was established in 1931 following a 10-year study of rentals paid to private pri-vate persons, corporations, Indian In-dian reservations, States, and other government agencies for use of comparable grazing lands. A base livestock selling sell-ing price was established during dur-ing the same 10-year study period. Supervisor Shumate stated that current fees bear approximately the same ratio to the 1931 base fees that livestock prices received by the producer for the year preceding pre-ceding bear to the base livestock live-stock prices. A fee study currently under way is expected to provide a more up-to-date base for establishing grazing fees beginning be-ginning in 1968. The study being made will apply to all Federal range and is being developed with the assistance of stockmen users. The Dixie National Forest furnished 67,000 animal months' grazing for cattle and 70,000 animal months' feed for sheep last year. The United States Treasury received $16,-j 500 for this use. Supervisor Shumate pointed out, however, that 25' r of these collections was returned to the counties in which the Forest is located for support of schools and i roads. |