Show Cattle and sheep grazing lower past year Fewer cattle and sheep grazed the past year on the some acres of land open to grazing on the Duchesne District of the Ashley National Ranger Burt F. Rouse states there were cattle grazed under 57 different permits on 15 grazing allotments compared to that grazed in 1959 under 57 He said some did not graze animals the past summer on forest lands because some ranchers were negotiating sale of their real estate and personal Grazing time for these cattle is listed at animal months in 1960 compared to the previous FOURTEEN SHEEP grazed sheep for animal months use on 32 allotments m this district the past year compared to head of sheep run by 29 last year for animal Seventy-seven head of sheep draft and saddle horses used in conjunction with the management of 32 bands of 18 0 animal months on this and an estimated head of recreation horses in Lakes Basin accounted for an estimated 25 animal months grazing AN ADDITIONAL 27 head of cattle were permitted to graze under waived private land permits for a total of animal months Available water for livestock use was on the critical list in many ranges this past season on the some acres of useable land In many water was far short of available the ranger |