The Coconino sun., 1911-01-06
GRAZING INSTRUCTIONS
For the Coconino National Forest For
 The Year 1911


 The Secretary of Agriculture has authorized the graz ing of 34 500 head of cattle and horses oI,ooo head of sheep and goats and head of swine the Coconno National Forest during the grazing of oII With the understanding that subject annual reduction of percent term permits if necessary provide range for in adjacent to the Forest and such ad donal reduction may be required to stop damage to the range permits may be renewed during the additional years Therefore accordance with the regulations and instructions you may approve applications and issue permits allowing the grazing of these numbers of stock the Forest
 reduction of not to exceed five percent on all per mits held during the for over 4ooo sheep will be made effective for the grazing of 1911. The approval of Regulation 65A, applications to graze sheep private lands embraced within District open the grazing of this class of stock inevitable while applications of bona hde Class A. beginners set tiers under the Act of June for the of strictly National Forest Range be carefully scanned and should only be favoraby considered when all the factors governing the approval of this class of applications have been complied with and distinctly favorable to such action which are as follows;
 Fnst. In case of beginners, the ownership of patented improved ranch property within adjacent to the Forest with sufficient permanent to properly graze tile number of stock for which application should
 Second The establishment of actual permanent residence before making application, independent of home elsewhere
 Third The dependence on share in the use of the National Forest range for the maintenance of home
 Fourth. Applicants under the Forest Homestead Act June IT, 1oo6) shall be required establish resi- dence their claim prior to making applications with sufficient water them to properly graze the number of stock for which the applications should be approved and shall be dependent share the of the National Forest Range for the successful establishment of home stead settlement
 Therefore, with the understanding the applicants or new beginners under the Act of of June who have made application for sheep grazing privileges for the of 1911, properly qualified under all the above conditions their applications may be approved for not excede onehalf of the protective limit number of sheep head, in the of applications submitted by settlers and the applications of beginners under the Act of June may be approved for not to excede oneourth of the protective limit number established for the Forest 500 sheep with additional increase for future seasons of excede percent up the pro- tective limit number of sheep established for the Forest provided Range conditions warrant.
 The system of sheep drveways present in force the Forest appears entirely adequate to the needs of handling this class oi stock and will be continued in during the grazing of 1911, under the ordinary strcons governing the issuance of crossing permits and any additional restrictions which you believe necessary order to protect the Range from injury.
 The periods and fees effective for the Forest during the season IoI will be as follows:
 PERIODS AND FEES
 CATTLE HORSES HOGS Yearlong beginning April I-----35c 4oc 2oc A,.r; +cN ohar,