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a point where the business becomes too small to be 

 handled at a profit or to contribute its proper share 

 toward the maintenance of a home. The average 

 number of stock which a settler must graze in order 

 to utilize the products of his farm and derive a 

 reasonable profit is determined upon each Forest 

 or, if necessary, upon each grazing district thereof, 

 and serves as the basis for the protective limit. 

 Protective limits have been established for various 

 Forests running from 25 to 300 head of cattle and 

 from 500 to 2,000 head of sheep and goats. 



Increases above the protective limit are allowed 

 only to purchasers of stock and ranches of permit 

 holders and any such increase must not exceed the 

 maximum limit. Class A permittees owning a less 

 number of stock than the protective limit are al- 

 lowed to increase their number gradually. When- 

 ever it is found necessary to reduce the number of 

 stock allowed in any National Forest, Class C stock 

 is excluded before the other classes are reduced. 

 The reduction on a sliding scale is then applied to 

 Class B owners. Class A owners are exempt from 

 reduction. When new stock owners are allowed 

 the use of National Forest range upon a Forest 

 already fully stocked, reductions in the number of 



