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Corapcrison of Renting Value of Private 



Lends With Rates Sooeived by the 



Forest Service 



3 y 

 John S. Sivertson 



The District Forester has requested definite re- 

 ports upon as many private lend cases as possible to de- 

 termine the true commercial value of the grazing privileges 

 ^7ithin the national Forests. Prom these reports" some inter- 

 esting statistics have been obtained. 



It is a well-Imovm fact that the stockmen pay a 

 vory small ^rasing fee to She Forest Service as compered to 

 the pricos paid for private lands within the Tahoe Forest. 

 Cut of sirteen cases on this Forest where the considera- 

 tion on account of private lands is definitely taiown, the 

 average price paid per acre for grazing cattle is rpprojd- 

 mctely 10.94 cents as against 1.41 cents per acre, the amount 

 received by the forest Service for tho land utilized, if 

 fi -rarod on on acreage basis. The amount paid for sheep on 

 account of privrte land averages approximately 6.85 cents per 

 acre as against 2.19 cents per acre received by the Service. 

 The average price paid per eore by sheepmen is figured from 

 thirty-trro caoos whero the monetary renting value can be 

 accurately determined. 



Using a per capita oasis, the average price paid 

 for grazing cattle for the summer season on private lands is 

 i-1.565 and for sheep 27.63 conts as against 30 cents and 7 cents 

 respectively on National forest land for the sane seasons. Yet 

 at times we hear of stoclcnon t?ho complain of the excessive 

 grazing fees paid to the Forest Service, which amounts to only 

 5 cents per month per heed for cattle and a trifle over l 

 cents a month per head for sheep. It may be stated hero, 

 however, that tho stockmen :mo lease private lands within the 

 Forest are not heard to conplain of tho Forest Service graz- 

 ing fees. The complaints are usually from smaller owners, 

 outsiders and men vrho do not know the comparative renting 

 value of grazing land controlled by corporations and private 

 individuals. 



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