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Show - BANGS FOR UTA'h H'j SHEEP AVAILABLE H IN COLORADO H ' r cai sheep ownorB will bo clad to H lZ? nV"?,1 noro at. eollentB pros" Ht f,l.0f. thp,r 8curInB the uso of un- occupied rango within tho national H fC8J8 of Colorftdo dur'"B tho corn-Hi corn-Hi LiSumra.er Brai,"B season. Advico mmi TOCi),vod by tho forestry offlclals at H. Ogdou from tho district forosto? S ME Denver states that there Is jj lSrco f amount of excellent tlmbcrllno Bheon H W ,th,n th0 Arapaho. Holy CroJ? H i0818: capable of supporting 73 000 H , honJ of sheep, which wl 11 bo nvn Inblo Hi torrxao by Utah shcopmen. n,ai,n0l Sheep owpers who contemnlato Hi' m- !hS,r advn',tngo to mako uso of ( th s rango undor "feed In transit" Hi ffte wh,ch my bo obtained from H lDS,n,!i?r n1?, Grnnd0 nnd "he cSl H ' f0 5"dlan(l railroads, with the prhl- H w,6.of, u,n,ondns and loading at va- H ! riu.8 Btatlons near tho ranges, whore H chutes, corrals and like acwmSS" ' tlons nro available. Tho rango for th6 most part is above - tlmbcrllno, ranging from 10,500 to 13,000 feet clovatlon. It Is strictly mountainous In character, but Bup- - ports a very high class of sheep feed, as well as water facilities. Expor- Icnccd flockmnfltcrs who hnvo used ' this rango pronounce it Ideal from all - standpoints for fnvorablo grazing of i shcop. To reach tho rango from tho various shipping points drives are rc-; rc-; quired, varying from ono to forty ' miles in length. Theso drives are well established nnd present excellent ' feeding facilities whilo en route. Tho grazing period, together with tho rato per head, varies according to tho location of tho range. On some forests this period Is from July 1 to October 1C at 6Vi cents per head, whllo on others It la from Juno 20 to October 20 at tho rato of 5 cents per head. Owing to tho altltudo nnd climatic conditions, no early spring or Into fall ranges or lnmbing grounds nro available. avail-able. Further Information, together with application blanks, may bo secured by taking the matter up with the euper-yisors euper-yisors of tho Arapaho. Holy Cross, Lcadvlllc, Plko and Soprls forests, with headquarters at Fraser, Glen-wood Glen-wood Springs, Leadvlllo nnd Aspen, respectively. - |