Show PRECEDENT ESTA established BUSHED IN GRAZING CASE A precedent of value in the management of range lands on the national forests was established when damages in full were awarded the government in the suit brought against the swartz sheep company tor for failure to comply with the terms of 0 a permit issued for the grazing of sheep on the madison national forest the suit was tried before judge bourquin bourguin it at butte on oil january 21 the grazing permit required that the sheep should not be bedded more than one night in a place and it was proved that as a result ot of failure to comply with this requirement during the summer of 1928 the carrying capacity of the range in question was reduced by 10 per der rent cent it was shown that because of 0 the trampling resulting from driving the sheep to central bed grounds each night the range was damaged to the extent that it can only be brought back to its former productivity by reducing the number of sheep using it by head for a period of 3 years the damages awarded amounting to represents the loss in grazing tees fees sustained tor for this number of sheep the defense offered by the sheep Colli company pany was based ia largely on the alleged impracticability of the ono one night bedding regulation and a de denial that any damage resulted press service rt |