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Show Farmers Living Near Forest May Graze Cows and Horses A number of inquiries have come into the local forest office recently with regards to the amount and class of stock that will be allowed to run on the National Na-tional forests without permission, permis-sion, and for the benefit of those who have not had the opportunity opportu-nity of a complete analysis of this condition, the regulation is herein quoted and analyzed: Reg. G-5. All persons must secure permits before grazing any stock in a National Na-tional forest, except for the few head in actual use by prospectors, campers, and travelers, or saddle, pack, and work animals actually used in connection with per- any settler living in or near a National forest owning any number of stock may graze ten head or less of milch or work stock free of charge. Milch or work animals means cows or horses that are used in connection connec-tion with permitted operations on the National forests or by farmers or settlers living near enough to the National forest that those cows or horses which are necessary for the support of the farmer's family and the per-frmance per-frmance of his farm work, can be grazed on a portion of the forest while in actual use on the farm. It is not thought logical or reasonable that a man livings 10 to 20 miles .from the forest mitted operations on the National forests. Milch or work animals not exceeding a total of 10 head owned and 'in use by bona fide settlers set-tlers residing in or near a National forest require no permit. Analysis: No stock may be grazed without a permit, except milch or work animals which arc in actual use. Any settler, whether he live inside a National Nation-al forest or adjacent thereto, owning ten head or less of stock which are neither milch or work animals will be required to apply ap-ply for permit and pay a grazing fee, while, on the other hand, boundary can avail himself oi this privilege, because he could not consistently drive his stock to and from the forest every day, but in meritorious cases where any farmer can, ' reasonably reason-ably drive his stock,, to feed on the National forest lands during the time they are not in use, the distance from the forest boundary bound-ary makes no particular difference, differ-ence, so long as the territoy is dependent on the use of that National forest or , the range therein. ; Wm. M." ANDEESONT" Forest Supervisor. Vernal, Utah, March 16, 1917. |