There IB no question in ray nind but rhat heavy rrasins * 8 

 injurious, but Just to rliat ortent it may be injurious or 

 beneficial to the Forests vre must rori: out. There is one 

 Y/ay in v.hic'T I believe .-racing can be nr-.de beneficial in- 

 stead of injurious. t ie ir. fire -protection. Row 

 nuch doec ~rr.3ir.-j contribute to fire protection by keeping 

 ^orm the Trasses Mid reec's? G-razinj rrast also be oon- 

 sldorod ir. its rolr.tion to the lire stoc!c industry. ".7e 

 have "been tr;-ir.~ for the lc.st year to get relative figures 

 on Trcslnj outside c.nc". ineic'e tho rational forest. 7/e find 

 tr.c.t lasbs produced on the Modoo forest rei<*h on an average 

 of 10 percent noro -hen If.n'os preset out aide. 



There ere corao very <jood -rrazinjj men on the Tahoo 

 and Dlcloraoo ar.d in diocuscion"! ^?oxi!C like to have you 

 cc your viovr of rhat can be accomplished. 



1IACY: I thin2: that the ^razin^ of sheep 



especic.lly should be in enaller bends 'than they are at 

 present. Bands should be 1,000 head rather than 1,600 to 

 1,800. I thinlr all those late controversies are oaucod by 

 vorh.-.l agreements betvreon the cattlernon and sheepmen. 

 Throughout tho forest there are e. nun'xsr of mountain noadows 



.3h"tho shoermien erchango for hillcides under a verbal 

 agreement. I thin": those a^roe.aonto should be made in 



: J jinj and both parties to the agreement furnished nth a 

 copy, the render a copy and tho Supervisor sent e copy. I 

 do not bolleve there is nuch dma^e beins done to the young 



nrth. 



3I;JIZ,OW: 7ould it be possible for the ranker to 

 et such a r-ritten a^roonont from 'the two parties interested 

 and send a copy to the office? 



LUCY: Yes, I bollove it rrould. 



1A13ITT: Sraslns is separate from the other Irlnds 

 of vor": cr.:". especially in rjy c'iotrict. T!*.oro is one tract 

 rhore throe districts corner in anr. t>.ero rre frequently three 

 district rangers on t'ie rround to setilo controversies end 

 as soon co they ere ^oro 'tho hatchet is a^in du-? up. I 

 thin'.: it roulcl bo a rrood plrr. tj have -jhis trrct'c.ll put 

 er one aosistent ztx^or and hc.nle 7razin3 only. 



::ci:*703H: I 'jeliove -ihc.-j r;oulcl be a good plan. 

 There ic r.r.ot"-.or :"Xuter to consider. One nan may pull his 

 etocl: cZ'l ccrly in t'ie coccou, lor.vinr his rrn^e in good con- 

 dition. A second r. 11 f-.on cone in and foot", off his range 

 and v/hon he aovea off the r: n^e it is in bad condition 

 conaic'orably over trr.zoc.. 



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