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Language: English
Published by Texas A & M University Press, College Station, 1985
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College Station: Texas A&M University Press, (1985). First Edition (stated). Large 8vo. [xv],270pp, Index, Bibliography. Dark gray cloth. Book in fine condition; top edge of dj slightly frayed, very good plus condition. 21 photographs. Free forage on unclaimed western public domain lands eventually led to overgrazing and overcrowding, which led to extensive damage to much of the range, and instances of violence among those competing for the best forage. Congress placed the U.S. Forest Service in charge; by 1906-1907, it has established control. ISBN 0890962189; Environmental History; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 270 pages.
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- Title
- U. S. Forest Service Grazing and Rangelands A History
- Author
- Rowley, William D.
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press, College Station
- Publication year
- 1985
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Very Good+
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0890962189
- ISBN 13
- 9780890962183
- Edition
- First Edition.
The early luxury of free forage on unclaimed western public domain allowed the building of fortunes in cattle and sheep and offered opportunities to successive waves of settlement. But the western public lands could not last. The range became overgrazed, overstocked, overcrowded. Animals were lost, much range was irreversible damaged, and even violence occurred as cowmen, sheepmen, and settlers competed for the best forage.
Congress intervened by designating the U.S. Forest Service as the pioneer grazing control agency. The Forest Service's controls represent not only attempts to protect a resource but also a social experiment designed to prevent the monopolization of rangelands by large outfits and to encourage small enterprises.
The Forest Service has become the undisputed leader in bringing order, rationality, and economic use to the range resources under government supervision. The problems and continuing challenges of the task emerge in these pages.
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