The Coconino sun., 1916-09-22
GENTLEMEN OF STATE
 HOLD MEETING AT PHOENIX

At a meeting of the executive com mittee and advisory board of the Ari- zona Cattle Growers association, held at the Adams hotel, in Phoenix, mat ters of vital importance concerning the state were taken up and acted upon.
 Forest supervisors of the various Arizona districts were also present, as the matters under discussion re- lated to the grazing of cattle on the forest reservations.
 Among the matters acted upon was a motion made to request the forest service to extend the present date for the opening of the long grazing sea son on forest reserves from April l to August 1. The reason being that the majority of the cattlemen do not re- ceive the proceeds from the sale of their stock by the first of April, and therefore are in a better position to pay the government grazing fee at later date. The present long season extends from April to March 31.
 The forest service officials at this time declined to make any change in the date for the opening of the sea- son.
 Another matter of importance talk en up was the question of special short spring season to allow the stockmen a chance to sort out and sell the overstock on their ranges. Many of the stockmen have a large number of what are known as eulls on hand at the close of each season. Culls are old or lean cows, unfit, for market. It is the desire of many cattle growers to hold these over on a special permit, known as an extension of the short spring season. A committee was ap- pointed to confer with the forest sup. ervisors in regards to the same. A conference was held with the forest supervisors present and the following resolution returned:
 Whereas, the forest service has es- tablished on several Arizona national forests, special short spring season permit from April 1 to June, in order to place under permit the increase of permitted stock from the previous year, until such time as the per mittees can dispose of his stock under favorable range and market condi- tions, and,
 Whereas, it has been called to our attention that number of grazing permittees on national forest reserves have not so arranged their business to dispose of this short spring permitted stock, and it has been necessary for the forest service to extend these grazing permits until the stock can be sold in the fall of that year, and,
 Whereas, such extension of per mits on the closely stocked ranges of these forests is not for the best inter- est of the permittees affected; there fore,
 Be it resolved, that no extension of spring permits be allowed that will tend to overstock any forest range.
 (Signed) "E H, Crabb, Ed Horrell w. w. Cook
 Among other matters taken up al yesterdays meeting was the levying of E cent per capita tax on all stock running on forest reserves ir the state, and also upon all stock of the forest reserves belonging to mem. bers of the association. The funds derived therefrom to be donated tc the use of the national marketing committee, which is formed for tho purpose of obtaining better market conditions for cattlemen in all DOT, tions of the country.
 The next annual meeting of the Arizona Cattle Growers association will be held in Globe, Ariz., on the first Monday in March, 1917. The session will continue for three days