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Show 'MILLIONS OF LIVE STOCK FOR. RANGES Over tlneo million sheep and nearly near-ly oSO.QOO cattle will graze on the national forest ranges of tho Inter-'mounlnln Inter-'mounlnln region (his summer. These stock' will turn off a grossrer enue in beef und mutton to their owneis next (il'liof over J27.000.000 according to estimates pf forest scrvlco olllcials. Tho forest 'grazing permits now being be-ing Issued will cover 533,300 head of cattle and horses, nnd 3,135,000 heae of sheep, divided among the states wholly or put (tally within forest service ser-vice district No. 4, as follows: Utah Cuttle and horses 180,450; sheep, 851,200; swine, 1,100. Southern Idaho cattle nnd horses. hors-es. 10.400; sheep, 1,720,400. , Nevada cattle and horses, 83,800; sheep, 3,ri3,200. Wyoming cattle and horses, 01,-650; 01,-650; sheep, 304,000. Arizona cattle nnd horses, 8,000,; Tho natural iiicteasu of this pur-' milted stock, under six months old' , nt the; opening of the grazing season, grazeawlth tho parent stock without being, 'counted or charged, for under , tho permits. Tho numbers aptrnffiy grazed aro thus greaJJr"5nexcess of the permit fjKUXafTIe stock to be grazcdtJiWsummer'uro owned by over ov-er JflOOO cattlemen and horsemen lTd 3!200 sheepmen operating as Individuals, In-dividuals, or under various forms of Joint ownership. The receipt and consideration of the applications for permits to graze stock on the forests, which constl-tule constl-tule n'demand tor summer range in many parts of tho district, greatly In excess of the carrying capacity ot the' radges and the consequent allol-liicntt'pf allol-liicntt'pf run go privileges on the basis-t of the applicants qualifications re-' (tilro a good share of tho foiest oin-' cers time nt tills season. Within the next few weoks the ranges will bo open. Counting the stock Into the forests, supervising and' directing the use of tho ranges so ns to prevent Injur In-jur to tho forage resources, Insuru Its perpetuation and where possible licrease the carrying rapacity throng" range Improvements nnd scientific utilization will be n liiajor1 activity of the foreftt forces throughout the summer. In return for the summer use of the forest ranges In this region the' stockmen pay into Uncle Sain'a tieas-I tieas-I ury annually, approximately $700,000 I |