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To: dennisw

The Bundys are the last left of 21 ranchers. The others quit due to BLM pressure via higher grazing fees.

Do you know the timespan for this reduction?

Cause there's been massive reduction in number of ranching and farming families on private land, too. Tough way to make a living anywhere.

24 posted on 04/20/2014 2:03:10 PM PDT by Sherman Logan

To: Sherman Logan

The BLM reduced the number of cows allowed and increased the Fees to “protect the tortoise” in 1993. It had begun before that time.

28 posted on 04/20/2014 2:20:10 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!)

To: Sherman Logan

You are correct. BLM pressure via raising gazing fees was not the only factor driving ranchers near the Bundys to give up and quit. My opinion.

Many times children do not want to get into farming and ranching

31 posted on 04/20/2014 2:36:43 PM PDT by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)

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