The Coconino sun., 1909-01-15
SPECIAL GRAZING RULES, 'O9
Relative to Grazing on COconinO
 National Forest.

National Forest huve been re- ceived by the Forest Supervisor.
 The Secretary of agriculture has authorized the grazing of 57, 500 head of cattle and horses and 200, 900 head of sheep on the Coconino National Forest, during the sea son of Gooo, and, therefore in ac- cordance with the Regulations, you may approve applications and issue permits for the grazlng of this number of stock.
 The summer grazing period for cattle and horses will be from April I, to November 30, the charge for which will be 20 cents per head on cattle and 25 cents per head on horses. A winter grazing period from November I, to May sI, may be allowed at the rate of 20 cents per head on cat tie and 25 cents per head on horses. A year-long grazing peri od, beginning April |, may also be allowed at the rate of 35 cents per head on cattle and 10 cents per head on horses.
 The regular grazing period for sheep will be from April 10, to November 20, the charge for which will be : cents per head. A graz ing period from May I, to Octo- Der 3I, may also be allowed at the rate of 6 cents per head. A win ter grazing period from November 2I, to April Q, may be allowed at the rate of , cents per head or from November I, to May 3I, at the rate of ' cents per head. A year-long grazing period for sheep, beginning April I, may be allowed at the rate oi I2 cents per head. An additional charge of two cents per head will be made on all ewes lambed within the forest Ami mals under six months of age at the time of entry will not be counted or charged for.
 You may also approve applied. tions for grazing permits during a period of five years, beginning April |, 1000, subject to the same general restrictions as last year with the understanding that all permits for more than the pro- tective limit, of 300 cattle and horses or 2ooo sheep which are is- sued on applications, approved hereafter, will be subject to an annual reduction of 10 per cent, if necessary to stop damage to the range or to provide for new set tiers.
 IL has been decided to continue the use of the four existing graz ing districts in the allotment of sheep ranges, and in addition to those already in use, two new Dis tricts may be established as fol- lows:
 The new addition to the Forest west of the Gila and Salt River Meridian, will be designated as Grazing District No. ;, and all of the Grand Canyon south devision of the Forest, as Grazing District No. 0, so far as the issuance of sheep grazing permits is con ccrned.
 District No. 1 and the areas designated on your map in Dis tricts I, 2, and 3 will remain closed agmnSr the grazing ol sheep. In District No. c, sheep grazing will be allowed only on cattle districts o and k which should be designated on the sheep permits, respectively, as subdivi- sions Q and k of District No. 0. The range within the Grand Can von National Monument will re- main closed against the grazing of all kinds of stock.
 The division of the Forest into IS cattle districts, designated re- spectivcly from A to K, as shown by your grazing map$is approved. In the issuance of grazing per mits for cattle and horses the ranges should be designated as Cattle District A." etc, and in the issuance of permits for graz ing sheep the ranges should be des ignated as Grazing District No. I, etc, and the individual allot- ments should also be described by sections or natural boundaries.
 1t will be within your authority