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Show JIM fig: FID LllSt! Ranges Hold Out Despite Continue. ! Drought and Forest Fires Destroy Grazing Areas in . and Montana. Ju,;,- v.ls a t-'om;jira-Lt.i ' month on all tl:e livedo0' "' southern pans o; Utah arVT" j most all or Arizona, Nv, 'v ? western Texas, where tenr--. moderate and gooj rains distributed over the 7-'r ' throughout the month as rZ-''' ing to J. Cecil Alter, rr.ti-" ' United States weather b'-r--'" . "In thL general region'' made splendid response a-T" satisfactory condition as''l Alter says. '-in the u-." areas of California, n or Utah and Colorado ar.d conditions of moisture comparatively favorable tr"-"" " more rain than at adw- tudes. L - Drought Grows Worse. "However, in western Vu'1 vada and Jdaho. as a rul-California, rul-California, Oregon and Vi-'-t lare areas of Montana, ar.d V- -j drought situation has btn c--j centuated, reaching rathfr -i-j tions particularly in pa.ris locally elsewhere. Cor.---" have a'so been swept s-.- V-V. excluded from the graz:r'l' firea in Idaho and Mor;-! 1 necessary in many re-:o::i -.-' where streams and other 7-- low. to move a great deal " markets or to finishing t-s:. mais generally are in onlv u-The u-The results by states foliar "Utah The month v-i? c warm and dry generally, -tain summer ranges receive:" j ture every week, and the . ' L:es received good rams in t:'-; t:'-; third weeks, bringing -.i '.- conditions up to good co: v. ; parts. The lower ranges a; very dry, necessitating soe ; -ments. ar.d the western areas are badly in need o' eastern winter ranges n:-. L rain before autumn. i Nevada Warm and D;y. " N e va d a. Kx ce p ". : or. a 11 y v i-j i-j windy weather was h-l r.;. i wnich continued a :-.-ir ,;: : throughout the rro:;;h. ;c j rains in the souia in ;"-e i ar.d less tryirg eor.d.::o:s ::. altitudes have given these ter rhance. Tne se:or.o ;r:: I startmg about the nuiile of i was making a slow grov.tr. ; treme west, where water t I t;:ul. 1 "Idaho The general c-f rl: - broken, hot, rainless e.-.tr.r: -1 nearly ever'where, a . ' cal situation r.ac-s. Z - ' ran ge rema;ued fairly ; in cor.ecuence die r-et:- ve. I though, whth w:cesrr"e?.d c-. destruction of summer r".:-' r".:-' ;hres and the failing of -v...:-i places, there was r.e.e?rir . " ? ; sto k movement to n:r?.r". :: pastures. "Montana A tew iisht. ; er came early in the n i rule conditions we-e very f" j which the rane t-or.-itf-r ?.t: i v'y d'vin'u-d rather seriof;. i T.ie b.iir.ter ranges ere s.t 7 ter. but there ;s con?" i fr-;:.f ' thiti stock and contparjit;- th ' i men; o: animals to :r.A-'-; c j nir.ee. partly vn a?co-r.". :'. : i struction by foresi fires. ! Showers Help AVyomirg. ! WyomtT.g Some sl.;-r; : intervals on the :::mtti "V soutb.east. but generally it tin ! unf.'-vcnible month. M.vrv ?r-. ?r-. water holes became low o: c"7 r . ir.g long drives to wa'.ir and northeastern ra-ts. i he :: were ty oor at the cr: trough the higher a-?as w,r?- j stock has been moved frvrr. : of the state, and many ir,.r-i ir,.r-i ported thm. ; W. ora d o - Ka i rv c.- r? " ' amounts and at timely - of the state, except::".; c.y j portions, ar.d ranges were . :a;.rlv good .vndition, tr-r 1 i south.. Grand junction - ers were beneficial, rarc-rs ; the close than at :b? n-.onth. F" en the hi-her r.-'-:" ferted. though tee.l there 1 ficicrt and stock gooo. R.rf:-; R.rf:-; national forests are very i. Knirs of the i.rstfew o- 1 Temperature Normal in ! '-Western Texas Terr;:-- about normal, w th "c iot f , erally hcay rrcvuritsti. i weeks were of sustained '7; ', : and to iiestock. which cor.. "New MomK''-1, " good to ecc".ent genera. - ' whole is in better oo:ah:tor. . j Tcxccllenr.s 1 ! rle-;tv o: rain. oher pJ- . . mo.h. :tr.d thus ra.a :s ca'.lv. vv.. i ri:.o!M-V.ain was i oral in first three .V ; wo.'k an,' wh1'e tcui .vi bt-h 'for "cnut iy v"' , Ke-'t'u; well. l.:vestoc! . ' s-omm.i sphmd-o.y. '. tnonta a I ; antes, u,, -,, '.' .-c-U'tlOH . were -n . : -c - o a oi , vicnf.fnl. evcentin.g - |