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be granted permits for such portion of their stock as the 

 circumstances appear to justify, but may be required to 

 herd or so handle their stock as to prevent trespassing by 

 that portion for which a permit is not granted, and to 

 sign a supplemental agreement to that effect. 



In the approval of applications from the owners of 

 stock which graze on and off the National Forest, the 

 Forest officers will make an estimate of the average 

 number which will probably be grazed upon the Na- 

 tional Forest lands, and will require the full grazing 

 fee to be paid upon this number. 



The payment required will be figured upon the proportionate 

 number of stock, instead of the proportionate amount of the 

 fees, and in no case will a division be made of the grazing fee 

 upon one animal. The permit will be issued only for the mtm- 

 ber of animals upon which the grazing fees have been paid, 

 but will mention in a proviso the full number of animals which 

 will be grazed both on and off the National Forest lands. 

 Only the number of animals upon which the fees are charged 

 will be counted against the number authorized to graze by the 

 Secretary of Agriculture. The supplemental agreement to 

 prevent the grazing of unpermitted stock need not be required, 

 unless this number is in excess of that which the applicant 

 would be entitled to graze and is willing to pay the grazing 

 fee upon. 



Such different grazing periods will be established for 

 each National Forest as are necessary to meet the gen- 

 eral needs of the people and to secure an economic use 

 of the forage. No reduction in grazing fees will be 

 made because the stock will not be grazed upon the 

 National Forest during the entire period allowed, nor 

 will an increased number of stock be allowed to enter 

 the National Forest for this reason. 



