Arizona republican., 1913-04-19
REVISED RULES
 0F THE RANGE
Letter from Associate For ester A. F. Potter to Sec retary Tomlinson De- scrlbing Only Important Change in Grazing

The following letter from A. F. Pot ter, associate forester to Secretary T. w. Tomlinson of the American Nation al Live Stock association with refer ence to changes in grazing regulations will be of interest to the StOckmen of this state:
 T am very glad to tell YOU that all oi the proposed changes in the regula- tons which were discussed during the convention, Cat Phoenix) and approved by the committee Con forest reserves and grazing lands,) have been adopted and are now in effect. Provision has been made for a greater degree of CO., operation between the forest officers and the permitteeS in the establishment and enforcement of special rules which in the opinion of a majority of the per mlttees, are necessary to secure the best use of the forest ranges. The reg nlatIOn providing for the issuance of Special-uSe permits for range improve mentS by officially recognized advisory boards with the understanding that all permittees will be required to pay their pro rata share of the cost of each i'm
  mum reduction which may be imposed upon any permittee to provide range for new settlers has been reduced to ten per cent in the case of a Iermittee owning improved ranch property com menSurate with his permitted stock and remains at twenty per cent in the case or permitteo who does not own such property. Tn renewals of permits to purchasers of permitted stock q re- ncwal of ninety per cent will be allowed in cases where ranch property is pur- chased with the stock and renewal of not more than eighty per cent will be allowed where the ranch property previously used in connection with the stock is not purchased but where the purchaser owns other improved ranch property commensurate and to be used in connection with the stock under per init. It is hoped that the reductions which will be imposed in cases of transfer of permitted stock, combined with the voluntary relinqushments of range, will be sufficient to provide for new applicants and that material re- ductiOnS for this purpose will not be necessary hereafter.
 The proposal to establish q definite ratio of valuation between the ranch property and the permitted stock was not adopted as general principle of administration. although there will be no objection to the adoption of such rule within a state if that action is recommended by majority of the per mittees using the national forests with in the area involved or by organizations which represent q majority. In other words this matter will be regarded as more or less a local problem to be acted upon by the stock growers association.
 The grazing section of the national forest manual is now in process of re vision although there will be little change of ar-reaching importance oth- CT than those which have enumerated herein. Thanks to the stock growers of the west who have helped the forest service so willingly with their coopera- tion and advice, the rules governing the use of the national forests are now so well established and so generally satisfactory that further revision will be almost unnecessary so long as the present principles of permit allotment are followed"