The Coconino sun., 1923-06-08


The tentative revision of the man
ual contains the following principal
changes from the regulations now II
effect:
Principal Changes
The new regulations and inst1uc.
tions provide that the 10-year exemp.
ton from permit heretofore allowed
applies to settlers within or contlg-
uous to the national forests. This
stock, however, is subject to all re-
stlictions and regulations applied te
stock grazed under paid permit. Il
gives the supervisor authority to place
exempt stock under free permit if IN
his discretion it is desirable.
Colonel Greeley has secured the ap-
proval of the secretary of agriculture
to the issuance of 10-year permits fol
the established preference of an own
er of commensurate dependent ranch
property. This will be subject to re-
duction during any year for the pur.
pose of range protection and to IL
per cent reduction at the expiration OF
five years for redistribution purposes
providing that if the reduction fol
range protection equals or exceeds IL
per cent, no reduction will be made
at the end of the five year period fol
redistribution purposes.
An appreciable change has beer
made from the old regulations
in that the annual or five-yeal
permit has been subject to reduction
at the will of the forest supervisor OF
district forester.
Permits to Associations
The proposed regulations will allow
the district forester, in his discretion
to issue permit to livestock asso-
citation which is recognized under reg
ulation GIG. This can be made tC
apply to community allotment fol
lowing certain procedure of organiza-
ton into an association, and the per-
nit would be for the total number OF
stock grazed by the individuals oc-
cupying the range. This provides q
means of solution for the congesteC
condition on some community allot.
ments by permitting Of cooperation
among the permittees affected in &
way that their holdings may be made
profitable.
The new regulations and instruc
tions provide for crossing fees on al
stock using the driveway in excess
of five-day period. The fees are tC
be computed on the basis of the
amount of fees that would have beer
secured had the driveway privilege:
not been granted, plus the cost of su
pervision. This proposed regulation
does not affect Arizona sheep-mel
except to the extent where sheep arr
allowed to cross over certain portions
of the forests of northern Arizona
going to or from their winter feet
and lambing grounds of the forest.
No material change in the maximum
limit rules are made in the new regu
lations, it being considered that thu
present restrictions have not undul.
hampered legitimate business trans
actions but have furnished the con
troll necessary for proper distribution
of privileges.
The exemption limit is entirely ;
new proposition and was advocates
primarily by the small growers usinl
/ the Utah national forests. This i
supposed to be limit above the pro
tective limit and does not affect o
set aside the old protective limit reg
.ulations.
| Preferences-R Regulation
This regulation includes everything
/ concerning an established grazinl
preference, embodyirg provisions ex
isting in several regulations -of~-th
present manual. The old regulation
/ have been changed in a number o
ways, as follows:
/ l. When an exemption limit ha
been established, as provided else
4 where, one may be Class A provide
4 he does not own more than the ex
emption limit number of stock.
2. A distinction is made betwee
/ the terms preference" and permit.
/ These words in the present manua
are used more or less indiscriminatels
which has resulted in considerable
confusion and is believed to be an in
correct practice.
8. A couple of paragraphs ar
added to the information IN the pres
ent manual on prior use.
q. When an allotment or range
closed against grazing through n
! fault of the permittee, he shall nc
suffer the entire loss. The reductlo
should be spread over the entire uni
division or district.
5. A paragraph is added on com
mensurability. 1t may be applied t
established preferences supported 3
sufficient ranch property under oil
standards when new and higher stanc