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Show 08 Wednesday, March 3, 2004 Vernal Express Rodeo awarded second 2004 Federal grazing place in Justin Best Footing fee announced The Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo committee was the runner up for the 2003 Justin Best Footing Award, voted on by the Wilderness Circuit Women's Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA). The award is based on safe and consistent arena footing for the circuit's cir-cuit's barrel racers, whose event is largely sponsored by Dodge. Kerry Bowthorpe, the arena grounds keeper and tractor driver employed by the Western Park, was presented with a plaque by the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo committee. As the tractor driver, Bowthorpe keeps the dirt in the arena in good condition for all competitors, especially espe-cially barrel racers, during rodeo week. A nice arena with consistent footing can help barrel racers earn a better time, which helps them earn Dodge incentive money. The rodeo Committee received a $500 bonus check from the Justin Best Footing Program. The Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo came in second place behind the (f l Ht Jz Kerry Bowthorpe, Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo tractor driver, and Scott Snyder, 2003 rodeo committee president, display the 2003 Justin Best Footing runner up award. Reno Rodeo in Reno, Nev. and in is a great way to kick off the 2004 front of the Days of '47 Rodeo in rodeo year. Salt Lake City. Winning the award r 4 Dr. Travis R. Allan NOVVOi'KX ruuriAvi: I J Local doctor return , , lh!'!ici;t home with new e.sl lvforti. ' li t i -(fj (t . "c ''.. . and it jshc-it techniques llt Vn c in chiropractic hcallheare. 781-6035 At 1 .J" r i 266 West 100 North Suite 5 1 The grazing fee for Western public pub-lic lands managed by the Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management and the USDA Forest Service will be $1.43 per animal unit month in 2004, up from $1.35 in 2003. The newly adjusted fee, which takes effect March 1, applies to more than 18,000 grazing permits and leases administered by the BLM and more than 8,000 permits administered by the Forest Service. The formula used for calculating the grazing fee, established by Congress in the 1978 Public Rangelands Improvement Act, has continued under a presidential Executive Order issued in 1986. An animal unit month, or AUM, is the amount of forage needed to sustain one cow and her calf, one horse, or five sheep or goats for a month. Under the 1986 Executive Order, the grazing fee cannot fall below $1.35 per AUM. The annually adjusted grazing fee is computed by using a 1966 base value of $1.23 per AUM for livestock grazing on public lands in Western states. The figure is then adjusted according to three factors - current private grazing land lease rates, beef cattle prices, and the cost of livestock production. Based on the formula, the 2004 fee rose primarily primari-ly because of an increase in beef cattle prices in 2003. The $1.43 per AUM grazing fee applies to 16 Western states on public lands administered by the BLM and the Forest Service. The states are Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. The Forest Service applies different dif-ferent grazing fees to national grasslands and to lands under its management in the Eastern and Midwestern states and parts of Texas. The national grassland fee will be $1.52 per AUM and will also take effect March 1. The fee for the Eastern and Midwestern states and parts of Texas will be out later this month. The BLM, an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior, manages man-ages more land - 261 million surface sur-face acres - than any other federal agency. Most of this public land is located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, manages 191 million acres of federal lands in 44 states, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. ComeGzsZ and Play, Ow Scenic RestajpsjiTJ j vjs Opgn Every Weekend! FKlMT 130 - 9 pm (Dinntri (BnatfM)UHKktMBMi! SUNDAY lam fftnUOm 1 Uacb) mmmmmmmm irw i S mM 4- 2003 Crop Values UTAH: The preliminary value of principal crops including field crops, fruits, and vegetables produced in Utah during 2003 was $284.5 million, up 6.1 percent from the 2002 crop year, according to the Utah Agricultural Statistics Service. The 2003 all hay crop was valued at $215.8 million, up $5.4 million from 2002. The price per ton was down $6.50 to $88. 1 Alfalfa hay was valued at $194 million, mil-lion, down slightly from the 2002 value. The price per ton was $89, down $7.50 from the previous year. All other hay was valued at $21.9 million, mil-lion, up 37.2 percent from the previous previ-ous year. Oats, valued at $1,156,000 was up slightly from 2002. The price of $2.35 per bushel was down 20 cents from the previous year. Barley was valued at $6.3 million, mil-lion, down 9.6 percent from the 2002 crop. The average price of $2.25 per bushel was down 17 cents from 2002. The all wheat crop, at $20.3 million, was down 10.7 percent. The price per bushel at $3.65 was down $1 from last year. Winter wheat was valued at $18.5 million, down 8.3 percent from 2002. The average price per bushel for winter wheat was $3.60, a decrease of $1 from the previous year. Spring wheat was valued at $1,840,000, down 29.5 percent from last year. The average price per bushel for other spring wheat, at $4 per bushel, was down $1.05. Corn for grain was valued val-ued at $6.05 million, down 6.4 percent per-cent from the previous year. The average aver-age price per bushel, at $3,was down 1 8 cents from 2002. Dry edible beans was valued at $283,000, an increase of $190,000 million from 2002. It was valued at $17.70 per cwt, down $.80 from 2002. All potatoes was valued at $2.8 million, up 15.3 percent from 2002. UNITED STATES: Nationally, the value of principal crops totaled $106.1 billion, up 11.6 percent from 2002. The value of principal crops compared com-pared with 2002 is as follows: all hay $12.3 billion, down 1.0 percent; alfalfa alfal-fa hay $6.9 billion, down 3.8 percent; all other hay $5.41 billion, up 2.9 percent; per-cent; oats $218 million, up 1 percent; barley $765.8 million, up 26.8 percent; per-cent; all wheat $8.0 billion, up 40.1 percent; winter wheat $5.57 billion, up 45.3 percent; other spring wheat $2 billion, up 30.1 percent; corn for grain $24.8 billion, up 18.3 percent; dry edible beans $411.9 million, down 19.8 percent; and all potatoes $2.7 billion, bil-lion, down 12.3 percent. 302 East 200 South 789-7396 Office Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 4 Wilkerson Rope O UHS Wrestling o Slmplot A Slmplot c Split Mt. Archery Split Mt. Archery 1 Banquet PDQ Penning - NRA Banquet NEUPHA j Split Mt. 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