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adapted, to cattle and horses may be allotted to one 

 large cattle owner or to two or more smaller own- 

 ers. The manner in which sheep and goats are 

 handled makes individual allotments both practica- 

 ble and desirable. 



The boundaries of range allotments are usually 

 well defined. In the case of sheep they are marked 

 with cloth posters. In most Forests range allot- 

 ments are fairly well settled. Each stockman gets 

 with his permit each spring a small map showing 

 his own range and the surrounding ranges. 



Who Are Entitled to Grazing Privileges. The 

 Secretary of Agriculture has the authority to per- 

 mit, regulate, or prohibit grazing on the National 

 Forests. Under his direction the Forest Service 

 allows the use of the forage crop as fully as the 

 proper care and protection of the National Forests 

 and the water supply permit. The grazing use of 

 the National Forest lands is therefore only a per- 

 sonal and non-transferable privilege. This privi- 

 lege is a temporary one, allowable under the law 

 only when it does not interfere with the purposes 

 for which the National Forests were created. It is 

 non-transferable because it is based upon the pos- 

 session of certain qualifications peculiar to the per- 



