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Show acres, is public domain divided into nine grazing districts operated under the Taylor Grazing Act of 1934 and is spread up and down the state on both sides of the Wasatch mountains. There are on this range land 250, thousand cattle; 10,000 horses; two million mil-lion sheep; 30,000 goats and over 50,000 game animals. For rapid consideration of the various var-ious petitions the district is divided into sections sec-tions with representatives at Salt Lake City, Brigham City, Fillmore, Cedar City, Richfield, Moab, Price and Vernal. These places for the staff are always in touch with ranchers and Stockmen and local range problems. Rain snow, drought and other vagaries of Nature are carefully studied. Inasmuch as 25 Der cent of the grazing fees are returned by Congress to the state for distribution it is seen that quite a large revenue is thus derived. de-rived. With the assistance of the CCC boys there has been developed in Utah 32 wells, 200 springs, 300 reservoirs storing 135,000 gallons of water and 2,000 miles of trails which have reduced stock travel from 25 to 70 miles. Taken by and Large, the grazing' service and conservation is a benefit to the state. REGIONIAL GRAZIER SITES FACTS The annual report of C. P. Seely, regional region-al grazier for Utah and who resides in Salt Lake City, contains a great many facts which the people of Utah should be acquainted with. About one-half of the state area, 26,000,000 |