the tourists it has been necor.^ary to exclude cattle and sh^ep 

 from many choice nv&dovrs sind bits cf ^-a^s land. In the riajor- 

 i ty of o a s e s the c t o c k^;r cv; er 3 ha y ? v o lur t p r i 1^ c ons en ted t o 

 t!) or-i r.-i.luoticns in their grazing ajLipt&At and In soi/;e cases 

 havo con tribute I to the costn of .Conce.^, or have ct/icr-u/XGe pro- 

 taote-J. th-3 creas cox aside for tourists 5 uso : In opxte of t}i9 

 f o,e '; th^,t the SGgregaticn of these tr?.ots has materially reduced 

 the fi/ww, liable supply of forags. 



In the eyes of thr; . r. lock rr owe r tha factor rhich moot 

 seriously tlii-catsns t'-i^ future of lu:a business is the rapid e> 

 tension of trees an^brush ejver over the lands v/hich previously 

 Y/ere principal sources of forage supply. Prior to the creation 

 of the national forests repeated fires and the overgrazing of 

 the lands prevented any natural rn^stahlishment of the forest 

 cover, but under the systems of fire protection and ranr;e manage - 

 rnsnt adopted by the cervice tho burned-over lane 1 s tire reforesting 

 Tishrevor natura" conditions are f a v or able. 



Eov/G-'/ei", according to t.ho offioers, the curtai Client in 

 available ran^e ?,r?, v. r hich hcvs ben "brought about by the condi- 

 tions mentioned ia n"re than uffiio G ry an increase! fn forage pro- 

 ductivity on the landr rer.ainln^ open to the fjraz: : nr; of live stock, 

 and it ir qrlto apparan;, that the iruprovamenu in rau^e conditions 

 which is be in/-; effected by tho forest service v/ill koep pace v/ith 

 the demands of tha industry so that it will bo entirely pos'.:.i' : :le to 

 provide avjamer range upon t-lia national .:Vrcsts- for all of ths stc.,l; 

 7/hlch can be iv inter 3d v/i chj.n tlie locality adjacent tr an^. rat . ^..' 

 dent upo?i the forest ranker , 



