{"product_id":"u-s-forest-service-grazing-and-rangelands-a-history-paperback","title":"U.S. Forest Service Grazing and Rangelands: A History - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam D. Rowley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMartin V. Melosi\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCongress 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 9.05 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 1985\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51800113643808,"sku":"9781585440832","price":45.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d57253844beee3157a7db2fc3a44fc44.webp?v=1780833190","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/u-s-forest-service-grazing-and-rangelands-a-history-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}