Ogden Daily Standard | 1918-12-02 | Page 7 | Increase in Grazing Fees on National Forests

1 1 ike ii mm i FEES Oil ITI01L i FORESTS . H i A 65 percent increase in all graz-5 graz-5 Ing fees in national forests will be-I be-I come effective next year, according to a report to that effect, received I from Washington. This will exactly Y double the grazing rates which were ; in force d.uring 191G. f; With this announcement which was t made by the Secretary of Agriculture ' came also the word that beginning :i next season, five year grazing permits : Tvill be issued where desired by stock -1 men and where conditions permit. All gracing fees are to be based on cattle cat-tle rates, which will vary from eight cents to a dollar and a half per jiecd " long period. ' ;. ' In Utah, the. rat p on cattle for the ) ' full year will range from one dollar ' to one dollar and twenty cents. The. : I rate for sheep and goats will be 25 ' , percent of that for cattle. Horses will j ! be 25 percent more than cattle andj swine will be 75 percent of the cattle j rate. The percent of the yearly rate ' for each month will be the method of computing charges as was formerly ,f the manner. Mr. Kenn, of the grazing deparl-r deparl-r ment of the district forestry depart-j depart-j mcnt, has not yet received word from ) Washington as to grazing regulations i in the matter of fees on specific for- ests as yet, but expects this Informa-i Informa-i tlon at once. '. nn