Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-03-06 | Page 14 | Range Conditions in Utah are Favorable

HE COilli IN UTAH 1 W01BLE Moderate Temperatures Reported Re-ported General in the Mountain .States. With moderate temperatures -quite general gen-eral over tho intermountain country, range conditions are very favorable, according ac-cording to the statement yesterday of J. Cecil Alter, chief of the weather bureau. The official range bulletin issued says: "Precipitation during the week was comparatively heavy over the ranges of the western half of the district and fairly general and ample in other portions of the district. Temperatures continued moderate as a rule, and much of the new snow melted, though the moisture greatly great-ly improved the outlook for spring pas-, pas-, turage. "Conditions were regarded as favorable favora-ble and stock were in fair to good condition con-dition in western Utah, eastern Nevada, southern Idaho and southwestern Wyoming, Wyo-ming, where some feeding continues. Deep snow continued to hinder the move-' meut of stock and feed and to prevent access to the open ranges immediately east of the Wasatch mountains in Utah, where food is becoming scarce in localities. Some losses are reported , at Escaiante, and sheep are only in fair condition at Watson, with available feed supply poor." The monthly report of the range conditions con-ditions for February also was issued yesterday yes-terday and contains some pertinent information in-formation for Utah sheepmen. It is: "Temperatures were comparatively mild over the west generally, without especially cold periods, excepting in Montana Mon-tana and part of Wyoming, where it was severely cold during the closing week. "Sunshine was deficient as a rule, and stormy days were rather frequent, bringing bring-ing considerable snowfall quite generally west of tne Rocky mountains; east of this the storms brought relatively less moisture. However, the moisture and warmth permitted almost continuous access ac-cess to the winter range, excepting only in parts of Utah and Xew Mexico, where much of the range at moderate altitudes was covered with deep 'snow and some cattle and sheep losses were reported. "There has been considerable feeding generally, though, owing to the open winter, win-ter, the feed appears to be holding out very well, excepting only where the snow cover has been deep. The general prospects pros-pects for spring pas turn tre continue to improve. Lambing has begun locally in parts of Nevada, Idaho and Washington, though weather condiliutis were not very good."