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Show 7534 Chandler- C 5513 A Partly. Q What other purpose would you say, if you know, -- don't fixing the maximum number of stock that may be grazed on the licensed area, that is, the area over which the permit extends? A The Department does not fix the acreage over which the permit extends; they fix the acreage for the entire forest, and the number of stock that it has estimated the carrying capacity of the range, -- Q what do you mean by carrying capacity? A the number of stock that can be permitted to graze on the forest without detriment to the forage production. MR. FARNSWORTH: I think that is all. TEDIRECT EXAMINIATON BY MR. BLACKMAR: Q What is the effect on the forest of over- grazing? A Erosion. Q Just explain that a little bit, how it comes about. A An over- grazed area means an area deprived of sufficient vegetative covering to protect the surface soil from rainfall and win erosion. Q Does over- grazing also prevent the land from re- seeding |