, 1923-03-08

ENt'A 80 NAA, ~ - = - AAAh
ed of a value Of at least $l.144,OO0.
This is an average of about $4,000
per season. Remember, / am figuring
on the basis of n t~hrec-months' period
only three-fourths of the year the
sheep Sre in other parts.
The Hayden forest to the west of us
will equal or exceed these figures the
Medicine Bow sheep ranges are cap
able of producing about $4,000 per
season and the White River about $50
coo per year in the same items, or u
total of S2S0,Oo0 per season from the
four neighboring forests. ! haven't
mentioned the cattle products because
of that being an older established in
dustry. and ! wanted simply to illus
trate the production results of the pol
Icy of national forest utilization.
For several weeks during the past
summer and this fall | endeavored to
get into touch with the situation on
the forests in this vicinity and also
ms your industry related to the public
domain. Naturally. | reached certain
preliminary or tentative conclusions.
In the first place, from the standpoint
of all the forests / have mentioned,
and taking them ms a whole. ! feel we
have reached the limit in the number
of stock wich should he accommodated
and maintain our policy of continued
productivity. In some local situations
| fear we have exceeded ana are eN.
ceeding the capacity of the range
and we must begin to recognize it. |
have been in a position to check on the
conditions mt intervals now for eight
years, The fact of the present short
age in cattle and the %desirability to
take advantage of this and relieve Ger
tain sheep allOtments over on the Col
| nru1p side nv muEfuu tpmnnrarv ItSa
of some of the unused cattle ranges.
tells its own story. Let us recognize the
limit of our forest possibilities and nd-
just our demands accordingly, and
thus simplify one of the most difficult
problems in our grazing administra-
ton. Our measure often holds but one
quart and We are asked to put two
quarts or Il gallon into it.
In the second place, conditions are
rapidly changing On the public domain
through settlement and the operation
of the grazing homestead law. This
tends III some ways to increase the de-
mands for forest range. The principal
effect upon the sheep industry so far,
speaking of southern Wyoming is the
gradual absortiOn of their former
spring and summer range. which will
eventually make it necessary FOR them
to reduce their herds or increase their
land holdings. The latter may be pro-
hibitive. The Forest Service may be
able to help out in n Emitted way by
UovJo1 ,uJ p.,++ go
, sheen n IittIn n%nrIior On cor,atr rannas
which AFRO raodv now horora ,nov -
90. oyor so,,n - a." ".t :"
vvavs lint tbis yv;n orI,, to- -
IA small part of the problem.
As for the public cattle ranges. tnev
have simiInrIv hnan offactad ~, ,o,ttoS
mont and iand an,nisttion 80
saw tn a much ,n.aa ta. H. ~'IN
. rodo M 1aas, ~ .a,r|
raiit, tbnn tha II" prim"ps ~ tnis 10
: western wvonnina 49, @ua
: nm 10 tbis timn 80. =" .nsCu
. sich ms W. ana Ia mo v,ast ~ -,
: hn,o oh.orhod -, nro ,Inaant-
: henrt of the formor snr;n,, an,i en- =,
: flo ranaa IT. L. no. ~ ~ ,"l a
. vbotbar s,ab - r' ~ e"s
: vised aItbougb 7 bara Lon" ~
: sonnIlv I'm, ngricuItrra shnrt1 -,
: more c~outiousIy into thosa ,'
!. certain ngricuituraI nnsSihiIttfos M
vboIos,ia ~
in dosort ~. Sun sIet VI sT.ticllent
. bound 10 rcsult ana 10 aron uan,
inc In tba trn.ndios of hIichhtn, 'annu
loss of tho nccnniia ,ia,s :. noPes'
. the sapping of the best yeors Of vonnc
. lives, and their inevitable effects unon
the spirit and attitude of our citizen.
ship. am spenking now of nv nor
sonnl views. and | hone, if Congress
and the public demand that disnosi-
tion of the remaining public lands of
precipitation or unfayornblp altitude
he made, that new and proved Methods
will speedily assert themselves and n
possible make it necessary to dis.
courage the commendable pioneer
spirit Of Il generation or two of our