K H H - The H r p p n e r G a i e t t e Time». H rp p n rr Oregon M e d n r t d a t . January 2. I»«5
Start gathering tax records now, IRS says
Extension expert says
Public land m aynot becheaper
Many Oregon cattle producer».
p a rtic u la rly in e a ste rn Oregon,
grate their livestock on public land*
during part of the year because it is
cheap to do so but is public land
re a lly cheaper than private land for
grating purposes’’
The answer is . "Not n e c e ssa rily",
according to Kred O b erm iller. Ore
gon S la t r t ’n iv e rsity K»tensio n re
source development specialist
"T h e re is no evidence to show that
It is cheaper to use public lands than
pn va tr lands, he said
In fact the
opposite is true in most situa tions "
A number of cost su rv e ys that
have been done in eastern Oregon,
as well as other western states,
consistently show that the actual
costs of using federal allotments
exceed the actual costs of using
private lands for grazing
In it ia lly , using public lands for
grazing appears to tie quite a bar
gam. said O be rm ille r
The actual
price of the federal grazing fee is a
f.n rlv sm a ll part generally avrrag
ing lietween IS and 20 percent of the
total cost of using the land
On the other hand, the price paid
for private land rentals tends to be
between 50 to 60 percent of the total
cost of using private pastures
"T h e re are many reasons for the
difference." O b e rm iller noted One
IS the often very rugged character»
tics of federal land allotments
Cattle grazed in rugged country are
harder to find at roundup time with
the re su lt that some may be lost
Also, cattle grazed on public lands
may tie stolen, kille d by predators,
or lost to accidents
Second, there are restric tio ns
placed on the user 'the rancher i.
which generate management costs,
such us the time required to move
livestoc k to the public land, and the
costs of transporting the cattle
These travel costs and losses of
cattle due to accident, theft of
disappearance tend to bo much
higher when federal lands are used
tor grazing, O b e rm iller said
Kastern Oregon prov ides a good
example of how these factors can
add to the basic cost of a public land
grazing use fee-
Th e ranchers in
eastern Oregon end up paving an
average of about $16 per head of
cattle per month fo r grazing cattle
on federal forest service allotments
The grazing fee per animal per
month for these lands is only $1 37
th is year
Many ranchers, p a rticula rly those
who do not use public lands, don't
realize how large these additional
costs actually are o b e rm ille r add
ed
Those who have h isto ric a lly used
the public lands realize that they are
quite expensive he said Those who
have not. look at the very low federal
grazing fee and say hoy these guys
are really getting a bargain, can I
get in on it too
My advice to those that think
grazing cattle on federal lands is
such a g<»d bargain is to look before
you leap O b erm iller said
l H course not a ll ranchers have the
option of going to private lands
instead of grazing livestock on pub
lie lands In such cases. O berm iller
said ranchers must us«' what land is
available
Kor more inform ation on the costs
of grazing livestock on public lands
versus the costs of grazing on
private lands contact the local
office of the ( )S I Kxtension s« rv ice
Now is the time for Oregonians to
Iwgin gathering receipts and other
records for their annual income tax
returns, advises T
B la ir Kvans
D istric t Director for the Internal
ftevenue Service in Oregon in a
rrc enl IR S news release
Th«*se records w ill help taxpayers
particularly those who item ize,
complete accurate re tu rn s. Kvans
said The rec ords can also be used to
back up various claim s in case fit
examination and can serve as re
minders of possible overlooked de
duct ions K o r easy reference. Kvans
added, the record» should he sorted
into the categories which app«-ar on
Schedule A of Fo rm lt*4o
When item izing taxpayers should
hear in mind interest paid on loans
and mortgages as well as payments
for mrdical insurance r«-corded on
various informational statements
Many statements are mailed to
taxpayers that detail payments
mad«' for the year
i nose r«-cords
should tie retained since they ducu
menl expense's that are often deduc
tlb lf and easily overlooked
Medical expenses, union due's and
charitable contributions are a few
other commonly < laimed deductions
for which IR S auditors often r«-qu«-st
supporting evidence According to
Kvans. It is a good idea to keep both
cancelled checks and b ills when
poaatbie Generally documents »up
porting itemized deduct ions »hould
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