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WESTERN GRAZING GROUNDS AND FOREST RANGES 



boom days, between 1877 and 1886, and then a period 

 of reaction up to 1890, when the wool-growers began to 

 gain a footing on the range. This was followed by a 

 readjustment of the business to common-sense methods 

 which, while bettering the industry in many ways, still 

 lacks somewhat in permanence and stability. The final 

 touch of some proper Government control or supervi- 

 sion of the ranges would tend to place the industry upon 

 a first-class business footing. 



The Certain Result of Overgrazing. 



