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ment Mesa was so named because of the fancied resemblance of its 
north front to the walls of some old castle, but the traveler can not see 
these rugged points until he has passed the east end of the mesa. 
Beyond Rifle the most conspicuous features on the north (right) 
side of the valley are the great white cliffs of Mount Logan. When 
the traveler first sees them, near Rifle, they are in the distance, but as 
he goes westward he approaches them, and before the train has 
covered many miles it is running at their bases. Many of the maroon 
beds of the Wasatch, which came in so prominently on the west side 
of the Grand Hogback west of Newcastle, have passed below the level 
of the river; only a few hundred feet remains in sight to form a red- 
est is the establishment of “ grazing 
periods ” consistent with the protection 
of the forage plants. Under the super- 
vision of the Forest Service the periods 
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so ady. 
This permits the full utilization of the 
forage w nie overgrazing or denuda- 
ion. A ful study is also made of 
the ae ebyiaig capacity ” of each indi- 
vidnel icesssact is, of the ape of 
a given tract to sustain stock in good 
condition without pee at of the 
orage. 
The construction and maintenance 
of drift fences (see Pl, LXI for 
properly handling nee on the range 
of pastures for gathering stock 
and for weaning calves; the establish- 
Ment of salt grounds, for salt is as 
lecessary for beasts as for man; the 
construction of wagon roads and trails 
done by the Forest Service in 
Cooperation with the stockmen 
All grazing privileges in iaticnnl for- 
ests, except for 10 head f 
Tvis 
increasing demand for range, the equi- 
table allotment of these privileges is 
oming more difficult. In its grazing 
policy the Forest Service takes the 
position that it would rather help the 
mall man to make a living than the 
big man to make a profit. The devel- 
opment of local ranges and the produc- 
tion of winter feed is therefore encour- 
even to the extent of ucing the 
privileges of those who have 
: in a large number of cattle 
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“ protective limit,” which is the 1 num- 
ber of cattle the settler must have in 
order to make a living on his property. 
The small man is thus able to build 
up his holdings to this limit, and stock- 
men who claim larger privileges are 
assured that they wi reduced 
unreasonably by the demands of the 
small man. 
As the live stock that is grazed on 
the national forests furnishes a con- 
ea part of the meat supply of the 
untry, the Forest Service feels that 
ye should promote the use of our graz- 
resour as fully as the proper 
care and ection of the forests and 
the water supply may permit. 
