Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-01-26
NoTICB TO sTOCKMEN.

| lue IOllONlng circular leltef feaJlFe
to grazing has been sent to the different
rangers on the Black Hills Forest Re-
serve, and is published for the informa-
tion of the public
Forest Officers, Black Hills Forest Re-
serve, South Dakota.
Sirs The Secretary of Agriculture
has authorized the grazing of25, 600 head
of cattle and horses on the Black Hills
Forest Reserve during the season of
| 1907 and, therefore, in accordance with
the regulations you may receive appli-
cations for the grazing of this class of
| stock.
The summer grazing period for cattle
and horses for the season Of 1907 will be
from May to November 30, inclusive.
This permits grazing for a period two
weeks earlier and six weeks later than
in 1906.
The charge for grazing will be 80 cents
per head for cattle and 80 cents per head
| for horses owned by settlers living with.
in the reserve and 30 cents per head for
| cattle and 40 cents per head for horses
| owned by persons living outside the re
serve The half rate allowance made
on n limited number of cattle was q
special concession for 1906, and will not
apply this year. Sheep and goats will
not be permitted to Craze on this re-
serve. Applications of persons living
| within the reserve will be marked Class
A and of those living outside the reserve
Class b, in the upper left hand corner
Of the application blank and the initials
of the ranger taking the application will
be written in the lower left hand cor
ner.
All applications for grazing must be
| filed in the Office Of the supervisor on or
before March 10, 1907 Permits will be
refused to persons who do not file their
applications before the required limit,
unless satisfactory reasons are given
therefor. Applications will be number
ed in this Office.
The range for this reserve has been
divided into grazing districts. The c..
B. & @. and the c. & N. w. railroads
will divide the districts, north and south
through the center Of the reserve, as
follows: That part of Lawrence county
west of the railroad represents district
No. that part of Lawrence county
east of the railroad, together with that
part of Meade county in the reserve, dis
trict No. 2; Pennington county west of
the railroad, district No. g. Pennington
county east of the railroad district No
4 4; Custer county west of the railroad,
district No. . Custer county east of
the railroad, district No s. and that
part Of the reserve in Wyoming, district
No. Z.
In preparing applications state there.
in the number of the grazing district,
and give by township and range the par.
ticular part Of the district ia which it is
desired to Craze the stock covered by
the application. To prevent overgraz.
ing, care should be exercised in locating
the range to not place too many cattle
and horses in one locality, but have
them well distributed throughout each
district. Report promptly whenever
any part of the range is being overgraz-
ed, or whenever stock is permitted to
range outside the area designated in the
permit.
Stock that range in the reserve part of
the time and outside part of the time
should be treated as 'on and off" stock,
and in each and every case Form 63I
should be prepared and attached to the
application blank.
Applicants who sell their stock, either
before or after Il permit has been issu,
ed, must notify the Forest Supervisor at
once stating the number sold and Civ
ing the purchasers name and postofiice
address. Such purchaser must then
make application covering the stock
purchased, which should give a descrip-
tion of the range to be occupied and
the person selling the stock must imme-
diately make an amended application
covering the number Of stock retained.
Persons who fail to use their grazing
permits or to pay the grazing fee within
thirty days from the date of notice that
their application has been approved
must notify the supervisor and will give
satisfactory reasons. Stock will not be
allowed to be turned onto the reserve
until permit shall have first been Sc
cured and is in possession of applicant.
The method of conducting the grazing
business on this reserve for 1907 will be
practically the same as that used last
year; but stricter compliance with the
rules and regulations governing grazing
will be exacted.
Yours respectfully,
j. +. SMITH,