Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-12-07 | Page 7 | 32,000 Acres of Tooele County Range Land Will be Returned to Productivity This Winter

Acres of Tooele e County Rang County Rouge Range Land Will Be Returned to Productivity This Winter TOOELE More than acres of raf range ge land which have been held idle since 1936 will be returned to productivity in Tooele county this winter it was announced announced announced an an- i here Tuesday by Ray Hammond Hammond Hammond Ham Ham- Hami i mond secretary of the Grantsville soil conservation district board The Theland Theland Theland land is located near Grantsville Grazing was prohibited following severe dust storms in this area three years ago I It After a careful inspection of the acre acre area we are convinced d that a light grazing program on about half of the project this winter winter winter win win- ter can result in no harm Hammond Hammond Hammond Ham Ham- mond said In fact we feel that such a program will be distinctly advantageous as a means of reducing reducing reducing ing the fire hazard demonstrating proper range management and eventually restoring the land to an economically productive state I Sheep will be be grazed in the western western western west west- ern and southern portions of the area and horses and cattle will be ranged in the southeastern corner An electric fence will wUl prevent the animals from drifting into the former former former for for- mer dust bowl Application for grazing rights will wUl be accepted by the soil conservation conservation conservation conser conser- board until December 17 Hammond said