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 thin the Appalachian region of the east, regulated grazing has 

 "Deen undertaken this year on six distinct areas, The local stock 

 "Tiers who had previously used the land under lease from the former 

 ers have readily accepted the change of ownership and appear to . 

 favorably impressed with the methods employed bj the Forest Ser^i < ; 

 r grazing purposes. V'hile the number of all animals authorized t 

 aze upon these southern Appalachian forests is not large, it is tin 

 lief of the Forest officers in charge that under careful supervision 

 e lands will support more stock than they have in the past and that 

 ere will be considerable improvement in the individual animals with 

 . constant increase in meat production, 



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