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Show r 0 1422 the one hundred ( twenty-two twentytwo ) acres in the Land Classification Report , it being in scattered patches over the mountain , not all in one place . ( R . 5508 . ) The Elk Ridge is reserved for water shed and timber protection ; in fact , the protection of natural resources . In the timber cutting operations ( 'of of ) the LaSal Mountains , agents of the Government supervise the cutting with the purpose in view of seeing that the trees that are designated for cutting are the only ones cut and the cutting is permitted to conserve timber and eliminate defective timber . The timber areas on the Elk Ridge , Blue and LaSal Mountains are being conserved for future generations to a certain extent , but there is some cutting in the smaller timber for poles , posts , and derrick sets , etc . ( R . 5509 . ) The smaller trees are of use for that purpose and any cutting that is done on them is in such a manner as to permit the full growth of the best types of trees for the future . When a permit is given to stockmen to graze on any of the reserved area , the permit limits the number of stock that is permitted to graze over a given area . The figure he gave of acres per head of stock , arefixed by the Department as the maximum that would be permitted to graze and is an average for the forest . ( R . 5510 . ) The figure he gave was an average for the forest . The average number of forage acres per cow for the forest was an average figure . There are spots on the forest where two forage acres constitute feed for a cow , and there are spots on the forest where forty will not constitute feed for a cow . ( R . 5511-5512 . . ) |
