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transmit applications of this character. All such ap- 

 plications when regularly received at the Interior De- 

 partment will, however, be referred to the Forest 

 Service for report as to whether granting them will 

 injuriously affect forest reserve interests, and forest 

 officers will make reports upon such applications when 

 directed to do so by the Forester. 



GRAZING. 



The Secretary of Agriculture has authority to per- 

 mit, regulate, or prohibit grazing in the forest reserves. 

 Under his direction the Forest Service will allow the 

 use of the forage crop of the reserves as fully as the 

 proper, care and protection of the forests and the water 

 supply permit. In new forest reserves, where the 

 live-stock industry is of special importance, full graz- 

 ing privileges will be given at first, and if reduction 

 in number is afterwards found necessary stockmen 

 will be given ample opportunity to adjust their busi- 

 ness to the new conditions. Every effort will be made 

 to assist the stock owners to a satisfactory distribution 

 of stock on the range in order to secure greater har- 

 mony among citizens, to reduce the waste of forage by 

 tramping in unnecessar} 7 movement of stock, and to 

 obtain a more permanent, judicious, and profitable use 

 of the range. 



The leading objects of the grazing regulations are: 



(a) The protection and conservative use of all forest 

 reserve land adapted for grazing. 



(b) The best permanent good of the live-stock 

 industry through proper care and improvement of the 

 grazing lands. 



