18 NATIONAL loKl.vi MANUAL GRAZING. 



to exceed the number authorized, an explanatory note should be 

 added in making the annual report at the end of tne fiscal vear, 

 Where Forests are created or additions made after the neginning 

 Allowances on new ^ the grazing season, the Secretary of Agriculture. 

 Forests or addi- except under unusual circumstances, will authorize 

 the grazing use of the area free of cnarge and with 

 out permit until the beginning of the next grazing year by all per- 

 sons who have regularly used the range during preceding years for 

 any class of stock. 



During the first season a Forest or new addition is under adminis- 

 tration, the Supervisor should make an investigation 

 new a C ddwoSI us on to ascertain the names of the stockmen using tho 

 range and the number of each kind of stock they are 

 grazing upon it, and any other information necessary for him to make 

 proper recommendations in his annual Forest plan in reference to 

 grazing allowances, periods, rates, and the division of the range 

 into grazing districts. This may be accomplished by sending to the 

 rangers a list of all questions upon which the Supervisor desires 

 information. 



If he considers it necessary for the proper control of grazing Upon 

 newly created Forests or upon new additions to the Forests, the 

 Supervisor may issue herders' identification cards to persons who 

 show priority in the use of the range, retaining a record of each 

 card. 



Since the Secretary of Agriculture's authorization is based upon 

 Grazin estimate ^ e Supervisor's estimate of the grazing capacity of 

 his Forest, the estimate should be carefully prepared. 

 The first step should be to divide the entire range among the different 

 classes of stock. Having ascertained the area of 

 mS a c S onditions. noi: ~ range available for each class of stock, the number it 

 will support will be determined. This estimate should, 

 as far as possible, be based upon the normal condition of the range 

 and should not be varied from year to year to meet departures from 

 normal, except as a measure of Forest protection. Increased capac- 

 ity due to natural conditions known to be abnormal should not be 

 accepted as grounds for increases in the numbers of stock. The 

 allotment should in every case be low enough to prevent damage to 

 the Forest. 



In preparing estimates, the Supervisor will not consider the carry- 

 ing capacity of the following classes of land: 

 er Landsnotconsid- p ate nted lands of any character. 



Subsisting mining locations. 

 Entries under United States land laws. 

 Indian allotments. 



State lands granted or selected under Acts of Congress. 

 . Railroad lands within primary grant limits. 

 Surveyed and selected railroad lands within indemnity limits 

 other selections provided for by law. 

 Subsisting squatter's claims. 



The carrying capacity of all Government lands within the National 

 Forests not otherwise reserved or closed to grazing 

 estim n a ( te. included in ^9 r protective purposes and unsurveyed school sec- 

 tions or unsurveyed lands within indemnity limits of 

 railroad grants should be considered in the estimate. 





