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Show PERMITTED USE OF GRAZING DISTRICT LANDS, CALENDAR YEARS, 1963- 1967 State A. Animal units 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 Arizona 107,451 105,026 122,282 156,232 151,816 California 103,503 90,704 94,780 103,517 93,062 Colorado 322,887 335,466 306,365 317,926 336,455 Idaho 395,888 388,525 407,409 415,788 392,147 Montana 435,068 440,814 390,606 375,147 359,362 Nevada 423,753 451,708 440,355 433,945 434,252 New Mexico 380,611 356,682 363,553 333,446 317,039 Oregon 235,989 238,778 236,711 238,007 217,817 Utah 352,754 344,658 378,838 354,266 322,489 Wyoming 503,264 443,711 470,058 498,525 469,315 Total 3,261,168 3,196,072 3,210,957 3,226,799 3,093,754 B. Animal unit months Arizona 588,292 638,997 674,381 807,176 711,128 California 266,582 233,347 254,246 276,971 249,515 Colorado 684,411 668,455 639,982 655,594 643,797 Idaho 1,185,744 1,197,015 1,216,064 1,193,234 1,174,903 Montana 1,282,149 1,268,284 1,264,074 1,285,062 1,266,942 Nevada 2,125,658 2,158,977 2,098,032 2,103,809 2,155,575 New Mexico 1,986,212 1,828,194 1,703,378 1,723,305 1,738,421 Oregon 967,739 962,924 975,688 984,223 915,408 Utah 1,399,173 1,382,657 1,406,776 1,347,647 1,273,286 Wyoming 1,565,812 1,522,392 1,540,476 1,424,283 1,505,530 Total 12,051,772 11,861,242 11,773,097 11,801,304 11,634,505 DEFINITION OF TERMS Animal unit: A standardized unit of measurement for range livestock which is equivalent to one cow or one horse or five sheep or five goats, all over 6 months of age. Animal unit month: The amount of forage which is necessary for the complete sustenance of one animal unit for a period of 1 month; also, a unit of measurement of grazing privileges within grazing districts which represent the privilege of grazing one animal unit for a period of 1 month. Range Management The range management activities of the Bureau of Land Management include the multiple- use management of rangelands which comprise a substantial portion of the public lands in the 11 Western States and Alaska. The dominant use of the rangelands at this time stems from utilization of the forage produced by livestock and wildlife. The Bureau administers 52 grazing districts under authority of the Taylor Grazing Act. These districts encompass 158,484,030 acres of Federal range. During calendar year 1967, 15,833 operators held 17,515 licenses or permits to graze 6,591,120 livestock animals to the extent of 11,634,505 animal- unit- months. Gross receipts from grazing use returned to the U. S. Treasury from public lands within the districts totaled $ 3,788,240. In addition, $ 275,365 was received for grazing use on 8,627,899 acres of LU lands and other reserved lands administered by the Bureau. |