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herder's blankets and provisions. The herder 

 camps where night overtakes him. The herder and 

 his band keep moving over the allotted range from 

 one camp to another until he has covered the whole 

 range. After leaving his last camp he is ready to 

 begin all over again, since the feed near the camp 

 where he began has had two to three weeks' time 

 to grow a new crop. Cattle usually run loose sin- 

 gly or in groups on their allotted range. Usually 

 a range rider is camped on the range to keep the 

 cattle from straying to other ranges. He salts the 

 cattle to keep them on their own range, takes care 

 of cattle that have gotten sick, and takes care of 

 the stock in other ways. 



Grazing Districts and Grazing Units. The Sec- 

 retary of Agriculture not only has the authority 

 to regulate grazing and prescribe the schedule of 

 grazing fees to be charged but he also regulates 

 the number and class of stock which are allowed to 

 graze on each National Forest annually. 



The ranges within the National Forests are used 

 by the kind of stock for which they are best adapted 

 except when this would not be consistent with the 

 welfare of local residents or the proper protection 

 of the Forests. For convenience in administration 



