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Show Maximum Production Of Beef. Wool Mutton Per Animal Is Benig Urged Stockmen of the intermoun-.ain intermoun-.ain states will again graze substantial sub-stantial herds of cattle and s.'i'p in 1942 on toe 24 national lorests af tne region, C. N. Woods, regional 'forester lor the U. S. Department 01 Agriculture, announced an-nounced today in a summary of lepor from the irield stations assemoled annually prior to tihie grazing season-. FoikiA'ing meetings .of nearly all of the '275 organized livestock as.ociations representing 9,900 permittees who graze sheep, cattle cat-tle ami 'norses on national (forest (for-est ranges, indications are that ie a' ichanges in number grazed on tne forests will be made over 1941 lfigur.es. Grazing permits wili be issued in 1942 for about 2,073,000 sneep and 315,000 Ihead of cattle and horses. About tvvo-thirds tvvo-thirds 0(1 toe 30 imillion acre area witnin in.ermountain national lorests is used by livestock, the balance being largely barren or inaccessible. 'IViiaximum production of beef, wool and mutton per animal grazed on the iforest ranges will be tne strongly emphasized objective ob-jective this year, "Mr. Woods said. "Experience of many range managers and operators conclusively indicates that tlhe greatest output in livestock products pro-ducts p.er given quantity of range ronaige .or other ifeed consumed con-sumed can be obtained only un-d.r un-d.r good management and with hiigh quality he'ids. FeA'er m.uim-ars m.uim-ars but .clt better grade with ample range will result in lower low-er operating costs, sulbstantially increased profits, and better mange conditions." Grazi'.'.g .asons vary widely throughout the mational forest langes of Utah', Nevada, Idaho, .and 'we-j-crn Wyoming, depend-.ng depend-.ng in part on local climate and elevatiu.T. Readniess of range plants for grazing should largely determins schedule of opening dates wi.idch vary from April 1 lo July 1 to take care olf a great diversity of local range conditions. condi-tions. Closing dates begin September Sep-tember 15 and exje'.id to about November 1. "With unprecedented iwar-time demands for beef, cattlemen are being a.ked by U. S. Deparrt-i.r.'ent Deparrt-i.r.'ent of Agriculture War Boards to market increased numbers in 1942. This 1942 goals for sheep have been changed but little .over reported sales in 1941. Ho.vever, beef producers face an ..mpcr.an, dvcision that should ba.ed on both patriotic and good business reasoning. Culling Cull-ing of herds for market to leave :'.", ly the test 'crit.ers' on feed lo s and grazing lands, and better bet-ter ihand'.in.g of smaller 'numbers w ill r -iiuit in the increased beef marketings -hat are being unged i'.v the war ellfort. The advantages advan-tages to cattlemen of mudh larger sales in 1942 are good prices, chance to pay off debts, clean-up oif ihi.rds, the holding of cattle numbers down to available range and feed supplies sup-plies and to help prevent later price depressions." |