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in article jropin1@aol.com (J ropin 1) wrote:

>  And I'm real tired of this "welfare cowboy" crap.


Well if you're tired of the label stop working so dam hard 
to earn it.


>Subsidized how?


Below market rates for the grazing allotments.


>On public land's, we, the permitee, maintains and improves on >that land.


Public lands have been and continue to be (maybe you are the 
exception) degraded by over-grazing, inappropriate-grazing, and 
just plain misuse.

>The water and mineral we provide for our cattle attract >wildlife. That's period...because it is the TRUTH. Wildlife >graze with ca=
ttle ALL THE TIME.


What wildlife?


>because this has been my job for several summer's.  I know when >to move the cattle because I know the grasses, and when they >have=
 been grazed properly.  I am a good range manager as are all >cattleman who are still inthe business.


Glad to know you care about the health of the public range.  
However, there are lands that should not be grazed period!


> It is in our best interest to take care of our land,
>because it is how we make our living ...
>
>Overgrazing is not profitable to us, but undergrazing is not >healthy for the land either.


How can you honestly believe that.  Are you saying that the 
american grasslands were unhealthy before cattle arrived in large 
numbers in the 19th century?  Much of the range grazed 
today should not be grazed.


Coyote