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Show NATIONALIFOREST i HELPING IIrEASE OF.MEALSUPPLY - ' -- As tho war emergency measure, the national forest ranges aro carrylnc this summer approximately 100,000 moro cattlo and 200,000 more sheep than in ordinary years, according to the grazing experts of the Forest Service. Ordinarily the national forests for-ests furnish pasturage for about 1,800,000 cattlo and horBes nnd 7,800,000 head of sheep. The number of livestock permitted on the forests Is limited In order to prevent damage to timber growth, water supplies, and the rango itself. This year exceptional weather conditions, con-ditions, combined with the general good situation to create an unusual emergency, calling for special provisions provis-ions to take care of the stock. A severe winter and late spring exhausted exhaust-ed the hay supply and forced use of tho spring ranges before they had reached their normal state. To lessen less-en the losses which tho western livestock live-stock faced, the national forest ranges wero opened early. At the same time, the number of stock permitted per-mitted for tho present season was raised to tho maximum consistent with sakegunrdlng future productiveness. productive-ness. It is fully recognized that tho Increases In-creases which havo been made In tho allowances of stock on the national forests involve danger that the rango will be dopleted through over-grazing, but it Is believed by the grazing graz-ing experts of the government thnt tho emergency increases nnnde can bo taken caro of, at least this year, without material sacrlflco of productive produc-tive capacity. Tho condition of tho ranges Is, however, being carefully watched. Reliance Is placed also on tho special efforts being mado to so-cure so-cure tho most Intensive utilization consistent with sustained productiveness, productive-ness, by improved methods and handling handl-ing the Btock. Better salting meth- ods nnd the development of now wat-' erlng places are among the means employed for this purpose. At tho closo of the grazing season a careful examination will bo mado of the range on each forest to determine determ-ine its condition and to find out how many cattle or sheep It will support next season. On areas which are found to be over-grazed, an attempt |