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It heo boon found that the district rangers have 

 ooon too burdened with v/or>r. to ^Ive tho proper attention 

 to ran -o matters, especially whon thore have boon contro- 

 vorcloB rthoro considerable time IB necessary, to effect a 

 .iofactory eolation of the difficulty. In order to re- 

 llovo tho rangers from a portion of this worl: cud that 

 f.ioy may dcvoto more tiao to protection J. 3. Sivertson has 

 beon made 3ra2in$ Rcnvor. Ho vrill study tho grazing situa- 

 tion on this Porcst in cooperation with the District Rancors 

 vThoso recommendations will bo required in every cr.se before 

 .final action is talcon. Ho will also have oharro of the 

 collection of forarje plants vrtiioh it is dcsirod to raako f.s 

 conploto as possible. 



Grezin? maps have boon prepared for all r^n^oa 

 rithin the Porost and a oopy uoat to tho District Rancor 

 concorncd, C.B v;ell as to the permittee. TMs io the 

 second season thisschcao has been triod. './c fincl that 

 by roforrin.^ to a rcn-^o b:; a local nano and furnishing 

 stoolcnon TTith blue prints of their ranges "oottor rosultc 

 aro bein? obtained. I\ is realized, howovor, that there 

 is considerable room for improvement and the District 

 Hangers r.ro requested to pay spooial attention to eo 

 as nuch data as possible this field uoason in order that 

 tho boundaries and naps nay be rande more pcrminont. 



permits issued for the yocr cover c 

 total of 40,650 sheep and ^oats, 6,072 cattle and horses 

 and 94 ho?s on ^ovornmont land, an<?. 58,340 sheop and goats 

 anc 1 3,569 cattle and horses on private land. Tho number 

 of stock adaittec to the Forest laud falls somewhat short 

 of the allowance for the yoar granted by iho S-jcrctcr;- of 

 .culture, -.7hich was for 57,300 head of sheep and goato, 

 7,700 heed of cattle and horses and EOO head of swine. 



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