Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-03-31
GRAZING Law ON
FORESTS IS
REVISED
Secretary of Agriculture Gives
His Approval to New Adj.
visory Board of Stock Rails.
ers.

Washington, March 81 Thr scc-
rotary OF ngriculturo has approved
revised form of the grazug r,gula-
tons which govern u.s. OF the uttirn-
al forest ranges IN the opinion uf
the department officers the most in-
portnnt departures from the old rcgr-
lntions are found. FIRST. iu Ia, tact
that provision Is mad, Tor recognition
OF permanent national adv sorry
board, representing the sheep and
cattle Interests which N.ll confer an-
uually win thu secretary of JgrinIi-
tur" concerning grazing matters. and,
secondly. in the laying down Of a rule
that on forests where thu uuaiit, OF
range and advantages for raising rht-
Il" ana sheep are equal, the ycar-long
rate for sheep aft'r the season CO.. l9ll
win be 80 per cent "f thu year long
rate tor cattle
The new regulations have been
made the subject az cXt'ndrd aud
most careful ronsid. aud are
promulgated at the present uno a.
, the result of general revision made
nf all the regulations governing the
use of the national forests Before
deciding ON the grazing regulations
secretary Wilson invited representa-
tivcs of the tive great national organ
isntsuns pf sto.kmcu. thu National
Weol Growers association and the
American National iVrstock dssoria-
ton. To- present their Views to him on
gra2ing matters aud 10 MAX, ANY sug-
sessions which they might wish 20
offer concerning the proposed rcgu-
latiuns.
The proposed regulations us thcN
had been drafted by tn, forest srIN-
ice. wer, submitted To- Delegates eft
tn" two associations who cam. To-
Washington leo Response To- secretary
W ilson.s initiation This action On
the part ot secretary Wilson H de-
Clared to Ia IN hccurdanCp with the
Established polict of the forest s,rv-
ir' In seeking cooperation with or
ganiz"d bodies nf -tockmrn who make
us, nf IN" national forest range Sv.-
rctar' Wilson recognizes that tho on,
and uno-hHll million cattle aud seven
and onc-hnlf million sheep WEieh ar,
annually grdyrd on the forests bear
an important relation To- the price of
beef and mutton IN this country, and
supplies no less than tn" best inter
.sts of the stock indus'r, cali f"r
car"tul m'thuds II regulation to pro-
mote thu tull use OF the grazing re-
SourceP. IN Uls view, cooperation
with the advitpry hoards of local live
stock associations has contributed ma.
toriali to TIM adjustment of range
problems iu o. way satisfactory both
1" the livestock m.n ami to hls de.
partmcnt
Regulated sruzins on IN" national
forests seeks not only to make avail
able, 10 the fullest degree consistent
with prupcl piptuction of thr range
itself aud "t forest growth aud stream
FLOW conditions. IN. annual forage
crop but ALSO 10 allot the grains
privilege "Quitanly BY giving the
st"ckmrn themselves u shane" 1" he
heard with regard To- the ruits ostah-
lshcd, and Boy occurring their help IN
the adjustment of disputes between
claimants Tor us~ Gf IN" rang, the
department officials consider that the
task 81 administering the range salts
/ inttorilN has been madc much easier
while mo- radical changes IN the
regulations hste been made. score
tarN Wilson Ha. carefully considered
/ all notifications proposed win q view
| tu iWprnN'ug n. system nt gra1ing
administration. AS n result "l MS cor =.
ior'nces with the representative 81