1998 Report of the Forest Service

Table 39--Authorized grazing use in head months by State--fiscal year 1998 1/

State,

Commonwealth,

Domestic

Wild

Wild

or Territory 2/

Cattle

Horses

Sheep

Horses

Burros

Total

Alabama

303

33

336

Arizona

723,978

7,872

47,385

288

779,523

Arkansas

4,160

12

12

4,184

California

293,376

2,159

155,700

9,153

480

460,868

Colorado

593,907

2,558

445,914

1,042,379

Florida

600

600

Georgia

3,091

3,091

Idaho

442,272

4,807

532,074

979,153

Illinois

101

101

Indiana

34

34

Kansas

31,905

31,905

Louisiana

15,916

15,916

Michigan

1,752

1,752

Minnesota

41

41

Mississippi

2,705

2,705

Missouri

26,850

26,850

Montana

420,212

7,829

49,335

477,376

Nebraska

105,479

8

105,487

Nevada

155,020

347

166,744

16,377

2,603

341,091

New Mexico

749,223

3,979

79,974

833,176

New York

7,751

7,751

North Dakota

391,513

3,308

394,821

Ohio

709

709

Oklahoma

19,523

111

19,634

Oregon

335,644

583

64,966

1,860

403,053

South Dakota

389,493

85

19,321

408,899

Texas

32,469

54

32,523

Utah

335,358

1,455

513,261

850,074

Vermont

108

108

Virginia

6,656

1,469

8,125

Washington

65,643

50

35,456

101,149

West Virginia

5,688

40

321

6,049

Wyoming

433,442

6,673

369,419

809,534

Total

5,594,922

43,432

2,479,870

27,390

3,383

8,148,997

1/ A head month (HM) is the billing unit for permitted grazing and is equal to 1 month's occupancy.

Reflects paid permits only for domestic livestock use.

2/ Unlisted States had no Forest Service grazing program in 1998..

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