24 NATIONAL FOREST MANUAL GRAZING. 



Stock Chargeable Against Allotment. 



All stock upon which fees are paid are counted against the number 

 of stock allowed upon a Forest by the Secretary of Agriculture. 



Stock Not Chargeable Against Allotment. 



Stock grazed free of charge under regulation G-5 or under regula- 

 tion G-7, stock grazed under free permits issued on account of the 

 sale and transfer of stock, regulation G-18, or under free crossing 

 permits, regulation G-8, and stock under 6 months old at time of 

 entry, which is the natural increase of stock covered by permit, are 

 not chargeable against the allotment. 



Allowances on New Forests or Additions. 



Where Forests are created or additions made after the beginning 

 of the grazing season the Secretary of Agriculture, except under 

 unusual circumstances, will authorize the grazing use of the area 

 free of charge and without permit until the beginning of the next 

 grazing year by all persons who have regularly used the range during 

 preceding years for any class of stock. If necessary for the proper 

 control of grazing upon newly created Forests or upon new additions 

 to the Forests, the supervisor may issue herders' identification cards 

 to persons who show priority in the use of the range, retaining a 

 record of each card. 

 Stock Census on New Additions. 



During the first season a Forest or new addition is under administra- 

 tion, the supervisor should make an investigation to ascertain the 

 names of the stockmen using the range and the number of each kind 

 of stock they are grazing upon it, and any other information necessary 

 for him to make proper recommendations in his annual forest plan in 

 reference to grazing allowances, periods, rates, and the division of 

 the range into grazing districts. This may be accomplished by send- 

 ing to the rangers a list of all questions upon which the supervisor 

 desires information. 



Authorization of Term Applications. 



On Forests where all controversies have been settled and conditions 

 are such that under ordinary circumstances no material changes are 

 likely to be made in ranges, grazing areas, or the number of stock 

 allowed, the Secretary, upon petition by 25 per cent or more of the 

 permittees using the National Forest or upon the recommendations of 

 a recognized advisory board representing that percentage of permit- 

 tees, approved by the forest supervisor and the district forester, will 

 authorize the acceptance of applications for periods of not more than 

 five years. A term of five years having been established, applica- 

 tions received after the first year will be approved for the unexpired 

 portion of the five-year term, four, three, or two years, as the case 

 may be. The permit will be issued annually, and the approval of the 

 application for any part of the established term will only guarantee 

 a renewal of permit from year to year during the period, in the event 

 that grazing is authorized by the Secretary of Agriculture and there 

 is no cancellation of the permit by the district forester. 

 Preparation of Allowance Letter. 



Upon receipt in the district office of the supervisor's annual plan 

 the grazing section will be referred to the office of grazing. The 

 assistant district forester in charge will review the report of grazing 



