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Show SHEEPINCREASE CATTLE LOSE ON DIXIE FOREST In 1925 There Was But One Band of Sheep on This Division, While Last Year There Were Nine Reported During the season of 1929, 9921 cattle and horses, 75,082 sheep and 900 goats were grazed under paid permit on the Dixie national forest, for-est, according to Ranger Benj. Swapp. In addition to this 325 milk cows and work horses grazed free. The cattle and horses were grazed graz-ed by 403 permittees and the sheep were divided among 190 owners. The number of cattle and horses show a decrease, but sheep are increasing in-creasing due to exchanges from cattle to sheep. In 1925 there was but one band of sheep on the Dixie division and last year there were nine bands. 1 ' During the past year 26 water r "velopment projects were complet-.'at complet-.'at a cost to the government of i2389. The springs improved were those that usually flow only enough water to form a mud hole. By fencing the spring, cleaning it out and piping the water into metal troughs, the seeps were changed from mud holes to places where livestock could enjoy a clear, clean drink. For the fiscal year, 1929, the sum of $19,524 was collected. Timber sales brought in $1761; grazing privileges for cattle and horses, $8,345; for sheep and goats, $8518; grazing trespass, $240; special uses, $494; water power, $165. Twenty-five, per cent of the forest's gross receipts re-ceipts are returned to the counties coun-ties in which the forest is located for road and school purposes, a total to-tal of $4881. During the year $4728 was spent in constructing and maintaining roads and trails throughout the forest. for-est. - According to the rangers' estimates esti-mates there are 11,650 mule deer on the forest, 750 coyotes, 580 wildcats, wild-cats, 60 mountain lions, 7250 porcupines, por-cupines, 200 beavers, 275 foxes, 250 badgers and 300 ermine. Two thousand thou-sand and thirty-three hunters removed re-moved 1024 deer during the hunting hunt-ing season; 514 coyotes were killed, also five mountain lions, 159 bob cats and 856 porcupines. Through the cooperation of local lo-cal sportsman organizations and the state game and federal departments, depart-ments, 534,000 fish fry and finger-lings finger-lings were planted in streams and lakes on the forest. |