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Show m ORESTS USED BY LIVESTOCK MEfi H Th grazing arisen of IfSl u un- Wmmwm uuai in several respects. The fall of WmmWM 1920 and the- winter following: VMI H "xceedlngiv STSt A tot of prerlplta- H h aprlns of 12). The H . pull a that the ranira vrere in WmWmgm 'l i-n! shape for the production of S H cood growth of forage for the spring H ri d aomrr.er of 1921. and an unusually H good crop of forage grew. The fall of H 1921. however, waa rather exception - tBaaflk WM 1 Number Authorised Number Permitted Number Actually 1921 1921 Grazed. 1921 glaf h ,i H .si.r-oj. r.chdH Shnfp ('.and II. Sheep U;orm s IBfl iTtSO S.4S0 400 .4J' 4,S0n Idaho 1 7S.460 l.S.iOO 1CT.0JS 1,4S.IH I 1,111 1 32.sS eada 81 .700 29.700 74.42.'. 24t,726 Tl.MI 320. 87 t'tah 1S.30 857.350 185.682 885.892 182.907 I10.S4S 'mln . . . I :) 289.990 S2.144 289.045 50.955 275,123 1 H TlMM IN xeveral reasons for tb H ' tiilderat-le shortage of gtlH l grazed replav their loeeee. This is partic- 1 for j i i M uer caaaa atnek that hua i iimomariu iBcd the forcal rango berauae of fi- .inclal difficulties and because of unusually un-usually good conditions on the low J 'ountry outaldc the forest wa held off the forest during the aonaon. SHU" N M m:ki i PIUl I S t early part of the season. By rnldaum- mer It had dropped greatly and rv iow pricea were realized. It greatly reproved toward the end of Ihl M I tailing exceptionally well. Feeders of I mutton a err ago lost a gr-;it deal m I money and feeders for thfl QlSrkgt this I v Inter ai" making llg profits Sio hep ar now realizing a fair price. i The rattle market h&j been slr.w ' throughout the year. Neither stock w i beef attic h.nc realised anything ml WM ver. occurred in th- last two months H .md the pi ospei ts for the business are ml Q few months ago. It la believe dtha. It! attic market and that a substantial H recovery is already under w ay. lsi spring wool was almost a drug T mi the mri(ci Tiu-r- sraj very little I inproveinent In the won: market until I well toward the end of the season and I big recovery h.n occurred within the I last two months when wool values I I l.ave jjpreclad pcrh.ipa at least 50 I' j BANGS IPPRAI8A1 WORK 1 The range appraisal work is well H' , under way and an inventory for the WRWM. foroat ranges in district 4 "la being H2 written this winter. A careful study! -' Am ' ' Wf0'' '"' gr.ietns; purposes in r.i r w i-omparlson may he made letween H ij I aL p I tu f ! servloe Is working with t If men In this range apprais.il and the rw tOck ggaoclatloni an belni comulti I KM referent o i n ph u of th that a readjustment of th" gnudnB win be made at the end of the w able change In the total amount of -razini; fees paid in district 4. but rj .-Jfk 'here will be at b-aj nn ad.1u.-t men! of ttonally good crops of forage m 1921 land atock did not enter the forests as arlv as la customary since they rould be held to advantage on the ranges outafds The following numbers' r.f atock were authorized to graz In dUtrlcf' 'No 4 Flv hundred and fifteen thousand 'three hundred and ten cattle anl horses and 3.158.340 sheep. The numlttr for mhlrh permits .were issued I 475.744 cattle and horses and '2 9JK.4 40 sheep. The approximate 'number of atock that actually grazed Ion the forests In district 4 is 483.729 cattle an 1 horse and 2.738.715 ah. - p This Information hy states Is as follows ' fees as between the various ranges In I the dtatrlct. At the present lh- i 4lr.An. in f I.AtWAtfvn fho niiiftt l valuable of our 30.000.000 acres of forest ranges In this district amounts "to but one-half cent per sheep per month, two rents prr month for cattK and two ond one-half cents per month for horses . OOD Bl 1805i Ml l The outlook for th grazing season of 1922 is at the present time good. The forcat ranges in this district were usual! yleft In from fair to good con-.oltion con-.oltion the full of P1. A fair amount I Of precipitation has since occurred. 'With an average spring and summer. a fjood forage crop will probably b4J obtained. It is probablo there will be some shortage of stock on some of the for-esia for-esia during 1922. It is one intention of the forest service to secure complete com-plete utilization of all the forage r -jour es. consistent with other interests. inter-ests. However, the shortage usually loccurs a few stock in each of many I herds and it Is often difficult or h"-possible h"-possible to nasemble the range that might he made available i this shortage short-age so as to place stock of other owners own-ers on the forests. oo |