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Show .fepfefcm off rang tarts, dten stos at tearing Case expected to continue as foresters work for cuts Cattlemen in this area expressed optimism and satisfaction in the proceedings thus far in connection with the hearing being held this; week at Union Hall, Orem, before G. Osmond Hyde, Washington Wash-ington D.C. for the U. S. Department De-partment of Agriculture, regarding re-garding proposed cuts in livestock live-stock permits. The Hobble Creek Cattlemen Cattle-men Assn., are appealing to the chief of the U. S. Forest Department of Agriculture and the case is expected to continue con-tinue through the week. Reports made at the hearing hear-ing which are expected to have considerable weight bore out the facts that cattle coming from the range in the fall are in exceptional good condition. One witness cited a fact that calves weighing 50 to 60 pounds at birth came off the range weighing 450 pounds. This, he said is a better indication in-dication of range condition than throwing a hoop and measuring the plants within the circle. A large delegation of stockmen stock-men from Springville were in attendance at the hearing and most of them were given an opportunity to express their findings and opinions based on actual experience. Lew Diamond, Ruel Cran-dall Cran-dall and Arthur W. Finley, stressed that "throwing a hoop" in such varied geographic geograph-ic terrain is statistically an unsound method of computing vegetation. Condition of cattle coming off a range is better proof of range condition, they declared. Mr. Finley, a Springville resident res-ident and life-long farmer and cattle man, said you can't ride the range in a jeep or car and estimate its condition. You got to ride a horse to get out and see it, he said. As president of Springville Irrigation Company; vice president pres-ident of Strawberry Water Users Association, and a member mem-ber of a Fish and Game Association Asso-ciation he said he was interested inter-ested in multi-use of the watershed, wa-tershed, but in 45 years he had "never seen the Right Fork of Hobblecreek look so good so early." He reportedly saw no reason (Continued on Page 2, Col. 6) No depletion of range, cattlemen stress (Continued from Page 1) to cut grazing on Front Mountain Moun-tain east of Springville. The 640 acres has been grazed for two or three weeks in mid-May mid-May when cheat grass is palatable, pal-atable, and prevents summer hazard of dry, ripe grass, he said. He said varied terrain of Spring and Power creeks east of Springville made only 1900 of 3800 acres grazeable, but there has been no flood in 10 years on Spring Creek. Until recently, we had "100 percent cooperation with the forest service, but this had dwindled now to zero," said Mr. Finley. In the past, he said the forest service and stockmen cooperated in reseed-1 ing, putting in water tanks, and keeping cattle trails clean. The reseeding carried out previously has resulted in good stands of grass on previously barren ridges. Recently, there has been no cooperation by the forest service, he said. The forest service side of the range cutbacks was scheduled to be presented as the hearing continued. |