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The fees vary from 15 to 19 cents per head per month for cattle 

 and from -4i 2 to 6 cents per head per month for sheep. 



8. What class of applicants are given first consideration in the use 

 of the national-forest range? 



Citizens owning and residing upon improved ranch property who 

 are dependent upon the use of the national-forest range. 



9. How is a grazing preference acquired? 



(a) By prior use and occupancy of land included in a national 

 forest. 



( h ) By local residence and ownership of commensurate ranch 

 property dependent on the range. 



(c) By renewal of a permit formerly held by a copartnership or 

 corporation. 



(<7) By the purchase of a permittee's stock or randies, or both. 

 and waiving of grazing preference. 



10. Can stock be grazed on unfenced private lands within a national 

 forest? 



Persons who own or have leased private, unfenced lands within 

 a national forest and who agree that the United States shall have 

 control of such lands, may >ecure permits allowing them to graze, 

 free of charge, upon national-forest lands the number of stock which 

 the private lands will support, provided such exchange is not dis- 

 advantageous to the Government. 



11. Can stock be driven across national-forest lands without permit? 

 Xo. Persons wishing to drive stock across any portion of a 



national forest are required to secure a crossing permit from the 

 ranger or forest supervisor. 



12. How should stock be handled on national-forest range? 

 Sheep and goats should be open-herded and must not be bedded 



in the same place more than three nights in one season, nor within 

 300 yards of a stream or living spring, except where these restrictions 

 are clearly impracticable. It is much better for both the sheep and 

 the range if a different bed ground is used each night. The trailing 

 of sheep should be reduced to a minimum and the least possible use 

 made of dogs. 



Cattle should not be allowed to congregate on any part of the 

 range, but should be well distributed by proper salting, water de- 

 velopment, and herding. All livestock quarantine regulations and 

 other sanitary restrictions must be complied with. Care with fire 

 by herders and camp tenders is imperative. 



13. To whom are grazing applications submitted? 



To the forest supervisor of the national forest where grazing is 

 desired. 



14. Does a grazing permit give any legal right in a national forest? 

 Xo. Legal rights do not accrue in the use of national-forest range. 



15. How is the number of stock to be allowed on a given range 

 determined? 



By a study of the forage plants and the available water supply, 

 together with any other factors that may affect the number of stock 

 that can be grazed. The carrying capacity of a range is the number 



