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permits and detrimental rather than beneficial in its effect upon the 



local welfare. 



When Restricted to One-fourth of Protective Limit. 



Upon Forests or parts thereof where the average number of stock per 

 permit is between 80 and 1 00 per cent of the protective limit number, 

 none but class A new applicants will receive favorable consideration. 

 The number of stock the new applicant will be allowed to graze 

 during the first year will be not more than one-fourth of the protective 

 limit number; permit will be issued only for stock that is to be 

 wintered upon the products of the applicant's ranch, and will not be 

 renewed ii winter feeding is discontinued. Where the average 

 holding per permit is so low the admittance of additional permittees 

 is justified only when the new applicants absolutely require limited 

 grazing privileges in order to dispose of the products of their ranches 

 which can be marketed only by feeding them to live stock. 

 When Restricted to One-half the Protective Limit. 



Upon Forests or parts thereof which are fully occupied by stock 

 but where the average number per permit is above the protective 

 limit none but class A applicants will receive favorable consideration. 

 The maximum number of stock they will be allowed to graze the first 

 year is one-half of the protective limit number. 

 When Allowed for Full Protective Limit Number. 



Upon Forests or grazing districts that are not fully stocked, bona 

 fide class A permittees may be granted permits to graze the full 

 protective limit number of stock. If there is surplus range new 

 applicants of class B i. e., ranch owners grazing more than the 

 protective limit number of stock may also be allowed permits up 

 to the protective limit number, provided that the issuance of permits 

 to them will not entail a reduction upon other occupants of the 

 range or debar class A applicants. 

 Temporary Allowances. 



If after providing for all qualified applicants of classes A and B 

 there is still a surplus of range, temporary permits may be granted 

 to new applicants of class (\ 

 Determination of Average Number of Stock per Permit. 



For the determination of cases arising under the above instruction 

 the average number of stock per permit will be the full number of 

 stock upon which grazing fees have been paid plus the additional 

 number of stock covered by the on-and-ofr provision of regulation 

 G-6, divided by the full number of paid permits which have been 

 issued for the area within which the average is to be determined. 

 When local conditions warrant it the supervisor may waive con- 

 sideration of all permits for less than 10 head of stock. 

 Disqualified by Waiver. 



Xo person who has signed a waiver of grazing privileges will be 

 recognized as a new applicant until after three years from the date of 

 the waiver. 



Status of New Settlers. 



Xew settlers upon unimproved lands in either Government or pri- 

 vate ownership may be granted temporary grazing privileges which 

 will be contingent upon continued residence upon the lands, improve- 

 ment, and compliance with the United States land laws or contract 



