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Show GRAZERS APPLY FOR THE RANGE Provo, Utah Keh. A The forest supervisor's office has been receiving applications for grazing permits since January 1, and notwithstanding the fact that a large portion of the Uinta forest on the north has been added to the Wasatch forest, as many applications ap-plications for cattle and horse graz ing have already been received by Supervisor Pack for the portion of the Uinta forest now under his supervision supervi-sion as were formerly submitted for the old area. Seven hundred and nine appllca- j tions for cattle and horse grazing on the Uinta forest and 133 applications for sheep grazing on the Uinta for est have been received, making a total of 1200 applications which have been received up to the present time. In about one week the work of carefully going over all the applications will be begun and the number of stock eacT j applicant Is entitled to under the rcg I ulations will be decided. On account of the improvement in the range it Is thought that the great I er portion of the additional stock can I be taken care of It seems from the number of stock applied for that the stockmen are prospering and are looking forward to good times in the futur' When the forest service took con trol of the area on which these stocks are grazed only ahoul half as many were grazed as are taken care of at the present time. oo |