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<br />:))33)8 <br /> <br />Livestock Grazing <br /> <br />About 9,550 cattle and 25,600 sheep graze within this unit each year under Forest Service <br />permit. These cattle and sheep are owned by 175 different ranching operators. Currently <br />there are 38 allotments grazed by callie, 31 allotments grazed by sheep, and one allotment <br />grazed by both sheep and cattle, Over 3.9 million pounds of red meat and 81.000 pounds of <br />wool are produced from the unit annually. In addition, more than 3,000 horses are grazed in <br />connection with recreation, hunting. and other pack trips. These horses are owned by many <br />individuals as well as commercial packers and outfitters. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Grazing fees are charged for all cattle, sheep, and commercial horse use. In 1974, grazing <br />receipts from the unit totaled about $57,900. These fees are deposited in the general fund <br />of the U. S. Treasury, with 25 percent returned to the states for county road and school <br />fu nds. <br /> <br />The unit has a long history of use for livestock grazing. During the early 1900's the grazing <br />use exceeded the production capabilities of the land and damage to soil and plants resulted, <br />The amount of grazing has since been reduced to levels generally within the production <br />capabilities of the land. Adequate forage supplies for wildlife are also considered in selling <br />grazing levels. Most of the lands suitable for grazing are small areas of grassland. aspen <br />brush land, or open timber land. Rough terrain often limits access and proper livestock <br />distribution and utilization is difficult to achieve. However, grazing management continues <br />to be improved in order to obtain the best use of the forage resource. <br />