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Permits on account of private lands are issued to 

 persons who own, or who have leased from the 

 owners, unfenced lands within any National Forest 

 which are so situated and of such a character that 

 they may be used by other permitted stock to an 

 extent rendering the exchange advantageous to the 

 Government. The permits allow the permittees to 

 graze upon National Forest land, free of charge, 

 the number of stock which the private lands will 

 support, by waiving the right to the exclusive use 

 of the private land and allowing it to remain open 

 to other stock grazed on National Forest land un- 

 der permit. 



The regular grazing permit carries with it the 

 privilege of driving the permitted stock over Na- 

 tional Forest lands to and from the allotted ranges 

 at the beginning and end of the grazing season 

 and from the range to the most accessible shearing, 

 dipping, and shipping points during the term of the 

 permit. But crossing permits are necessary for 

 crossing stock over National Forest lands to points 

 beyond the National Forest, for crossing stock to 

 private lands within a National Forest, or for cross- 

 ing stock to reach dipping vats or railroad shipping 

 points. Rangers sometimes are detailed to accom- 



