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Show I UTAH LEADS IN I : USE OF FOREST Farmers Use Grazing Lands More Widely Than in Any Other State j Utah farmers are deriving greater benefits from grazing lands within the I borders of the national forests than ' i any other state in the union, according j to forest service reports. The report t shows that more- permits were granted If stockmen In Utah thun in any other 11 Li state in which national forests are lo- I cited. . Jl Out of a total of 31,000 permits IS- I :S sued by the bureau during the year H !' 1920 for the gracing of cattle, horses and swine, there were 8700 sent to :ip- jjj pllcants In Utah. A Kood percent , l-. :r !fa of this number were for grazing priv- Ilsres on the Wasatch forest. "Colorado "Colo-rado was Utah's closest rival. -ID00 being issued in that state. ; M T'tah also led In the number of per- ! j 1, mlts issued for grazing sheep, which iJuj are classified separately There were fjj 1600 sheep permits Issued In ithis t state as compared to lOOyO in Idaho, which was second on the list. . 'A Thp permits received by Utah f.nrm- era provided for the grazing of n lo- j tal of 163.000 head of cattle. B800 j horses and 14 7 swine The number of : ;s heep on forest ranges was not listed Ij ! I "VVhile the state leads in the number i; l I fH of permits, six other states f--oo..,o.i ': ,: Utah In the actual amount of stock - I j I. '1 placed oh the various range?. This I i j i J Indicates, however, that a greater J S number of indiv idual farmers are ben- ? j efiting by the national grazing lands l 1' 1 1 than In some of the other states. I J f ! ' where a lesser number of stockgTOW- ! II j ers with larger stock holding.-' have ! ' til received grazing privileges, j ,J The report also shows that Utah I leads in the mileage of Improved roads through national forests within i Its boundaries. In Utah there are I ;; I 502 miles of Improved roadway through forest reserves. California is ij j second with a total mileage of -142. if i I HI The need of greater care on the ji'l 1 part of summer auto tourists and oth- ' I ers camping on forest lands In huilrl'- B I Ing their enmpfires Is pointed out in I 1 forest fire statistics for the year 1920 f N tjj Out of a total of 0800 fires in the j i j'i rjoUS forests of the United States. 2? : I ' per cent resulted rom visitors failing IvirHI 1 ll,t out their campflres. On three- P jjjl fourths of the land affected, valuable I , RJJ timber was burned, il i v'Cljl increased demand on national In j i 'pfl forests for timber during 1920 lndi- j i cotes a depiction of privately owned jj , ' wood lands. Receipts for timber sales I I j the forests amounted to $49.".000. Hi I 'r"'l l3 " ,J'C Increase over previous years, id (J Tho net area of forest reserves in ij ji:-. :4 the i'nited States is now 15fi.000.000 Hij" , '; , tljj acres, an increase of 3,000,000 acres H ' , 1 ' f: tlj over 1919. due to recent additions, H j ' ti l Forest revenue obtained through tim- H ' I ! I't her sales, us' of water power and H 1 ill grazing privileges amounted io n to- 1 , j tal of 4,798i000a an increase of $43."j.- over |