East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-10-01

An official announcement of the re-
ductions that are to be made in the
number of sheep allowed next year in
the Blue mountain, Wenaha, Wallowa
and other forest reserves was brought
from Portland last evening by Dan +.
Smythe, secretary of the State Wool
growers association.
During his stay in Portland Mr.
Smythe met A. F. Potter, associate
forerter and chief of the grazing de-
partment of the forestry bureau, and
to that official he made known the
wishes OF the state association. Mr..
Potter was In Portland attending a
conference of forestry officials with
the superinterdents and rangers who
are stationed throughout the north
west. At the meeting the proposition
of the reductions to be made next year
We're up for settlement and the action
finally taken is very close to the rec
concentrations of the association as
made known by Secretary Smythe
According to Mr.. Smythe he was Of
ficially informed by Mr.. Potter that
the reductions I'm the various reserves
would be as follows:
Blue mountains reserve, eastern d.
vision, rs per cent. reducing the num-
her from 23S,OO0 in 1906. to 100000
for 1907; Blue mountain reserve. west
ern division, 20 per cent. reducing the
number from 275,O0O to 100000; We
naha reserve, Is per cent, reducing the
number of sheep from $4,000 to lOO,-
600; Wallowa reserve. 10 per cent. re-
ducilg the NUMBER from $4,000 10
10000; Chesnimnus reserve, an in
crease of 10 per cent, raising the num-
ber from $4,000 to $4,000.
VIII Disregard Lambs.
In admitting sheep to any of the
reserves lambs will be disregarded in
stead of counting two lambs as one
sheep as was done this year.
In the eastern division of the Blue
mountain reserve a band will be con-
sidered as consisting of 1900. and per
mits for one band will be issued with
out reduction A grower having less
than one band may secure permit
increasing his number to 1900, pro
vided the increase Is not greater than
20 per cent.
With growers having from 1900 Il
2000 sheep In the reserve this year 4
cut of 20 per cent will be made, pro-
vided such a cut will not reduce the
number to less than 1900.
Growers having 1000 to 1000 sheer
this year will be reduced 80 per cent
provided such will not make the mum.
Der less than 1000.
Those having 1000 or more sheer
ha p,,l
40 per cent, provided such Il cut viii
not make the average cut for the en-
tire division greater than % per cent
Should lower cut be possible anC
still maintain the 25 per cent average
II will be made.
In the western division of the Blu,
mountain reserve the same plan vii
be followed as in the eastern though
the general cut will be 20 per cent.
In the Wenaha reserve 100 sheer
will constitute a band, and growers
having 800 or less may increase theil
number 20 per cent. Permits for on
band will be received without reduc
ticn while those having between l10t
and 2400 this year will be cut 10 pc
cent and those having more than 240,
at present will he cut 20 per cent
provided such a cut will not make thu
average greater than 15 per cent.
On or about November l meetini
of the stockmcn using the eastern di
vision of the Rlue mountain reserv
Will be held at Sumpter under tn
direction of Superintendent d. b. Shell
Ter. At that time the range within
the eastern division will be allotte,
according to the rules of hte forestr!
bureau. Next year the range will no
he used in common as during the pas
summer.
At the conference in Portland MI