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Show FEBRUARY 23, 1932. THE JOURNAL Work HSH AND GAME building to be done includes reof all damaged runways and a 182-febrooder coop. It will be accomplished with Department personnel under tbe direction of Arvon Johnson, supervisor of Building and Maintenance. et Sportsmen, stockmen civic groups and others, are urged to participate in the annual game and range surveys now getting under This quote is contained in now being sent by the Utah Interagency Committee to all fieldmen of the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and the Utah Fish and Game Department. The Committee is made up of these three Land management agencies. The recommendations of the Interagency Committee regarding big game harvests each year play an important role in the decisions of the Board of Big Game Control. It is this Board that sets the harvest of Utahs big game animals. This bulletin to fieldmen goes on to say, You should make a special point of seeing to it that the local sportsmen and livestock organizations are invited to take part in these counts and surveys. The information obtained from this years surveys should be evaluated in relation to past counts of the way a bulleting just l Price Game Bird Farm will get under way immedistorm-damage- d ately. This was decided last .weekend during an survey made by Commissioner Browne of Price, Director J. Perry Egan, Department heads, and local sportsmen of the Price area. Unaninous on-the-s- approval of such a project was given by the Fish and Game Com- at its January meeting. Director Egan stated that, Immediate repair of the dameged facilities at the Price Farm is nec- mission essary to insure the continuation of our chukker partridge program. Some 2,400 chuckkers are housed there. The mating and nesting of these birds will soon be under way. He went on to say that We are pleased to note that loss of birds from the intense snowfall and resulting collapse of coops and runways is practically nil. The work of farm manager Rhy Hiatt, arid local sportshis men who helped during this emergency, is commendable. areas, past hunting programs, and especially range conditions. It is felt that generally the best index of big game numbers can be obtained by comparing the trend of annual counts with the trend in annual legal harvest. 12 It is extremely important this year to get a thorough and accurate check to determine the results of last years either-se- x hunt. The Livestock Situation LOS ANGLES UNION STOCK YARDS. . ; . . . February. . .Ra-thliberal supplies of livestock show up here this week and after a slow and lower start demand showed some improvement and the trade is closing with a stronger tone. However, price trends are mixed with cattle ending stronger while hogs are near the lowest point of the winter season. All early losses were regained in the cattle market so that steers, yearlings and heifers are closing fully steady while some cows are pate in these range surveys. They strong to a little higher. Other may do so by contacting their lo- classes of slaughter cattle are cal representative of the Depart- steady while stockers are strong ment, the Forest Service, or the to 30 cents highter. Hog prices are Bureau of Land Management. Mr. around 30 cents lower for the perCrane says, We surely can use all iod and sheep and lamb prices the volunteer help that can make went untested. these range surveys with us. Such Choice cattle were again rather will result in a more scarce and the bulk of the good participation comprehensive survey as well as and low choice kinds sold from bring about a better understand- $33 to $34.30 with several loads up ing of game and range conditions. to $33. Medium to good grades, including numerous loads of crossInformation received from some breds, sold from $31 to $33 with 240 organizations and individuals real plain slaughter steers at $20 will be evaluated in the near fu- and less. Most heifers sold from $30 to ture by Utahs Fish and Game Commission when special rules $33 with an odd load at $33.25. and regulations are formulated Plain kinds sold in ' a wide range Good fat t beef for the 132 fishing season. This down from $2S. sold a cows in limited Cominformation will come to the way at $23 mission in answer to letters re- to $20 while most beef offerings cently sent out in this nuipber by went at $21 to $23.- Canners and Mr. M. J. Madsen, supervisoh of cutters sold down from $20 with thin canners at $10 and less. Fisheries. Ton bulls sold at $31 with light wegihts under $20. A few vealers sold at 30 while the bulk of calves sold at $33 and under. Good and choice light stock calves sold from $30 to $38 with medium kinds at $33 and down should be made for each game herd unit. These surveys are made for the sole purpose of cooperatively obtaining factual data for sound game manYou should agement, practices. therefore, do the job with an open mind, unbiased in opinion and base your conclusions . on field conditions. . Harold Crane, Supervisor of Game Management for the Fish and Game Department, urges that all parties at interest a3 concerns our big game populations partici- er and most yearlings going at $32 . . and less. Hog prices are around 30 cents lower with the late top on rail hogs resting at $19.25 whereas a few sold up to $19.50 early. Most local butchers of desirable weights sold from $18 to $18.30 with heavier kinds as low as $1(5. Packing sows bulked down from $13.50. Sheep and lamb quotations were untested. However, the market has a weaker undertone in keeping with new losses in both the live and dressed market in the East. Atewftosoflt. s all rr RIGHT WITH DEAR AIOAH IF A LUMBERJACK WANTS TO CHOP DOWN A TREE , DOES HE HAVE TO MX' ANYONE FIRST FRED SCHWARTS BRONX, At. y. DEAR NOAH DID ROBINSON CRUSOE START THE FIVE-DA- Y WEEK BY HlS HAVING ALL WORK PONE Helen c. bonp, kemptqn, Pa. pun ToAH? Postcard vour Fiilani lyfuUd. XWUlbuUd ky King The JOURNAL A weekly newspaper published i. the interests of the residents of Davis County, at Layton, Utah. Entered as second-clas- s matter at Layton, Utah, under the Act of March 8, 1879. Published By INLAND PRINTING CO. Phone: Kaysville 10 Mr. Madsen states that, Anyone interested in such special rules MEMBEand regulations to govern the 1932 OP THEUTAH STATE RtSE ASSOCIATION fishing season should direct his suggestions to the Utah Fish and NATIONAL EDITORIAL Game Department in Salt Lake ASSOCIATION City. All suggestions will be careNatl Advertising Representative fully considered by the CommisAdvertising Service. sion and a program best suited to Newspaper 222 No. Michigan Ave. the conditions over the State will Chicago, 111. be , formulated. Your suggestions Subscription: $1.00 Per Year on special provisions should inPayable in Advance. clude: early opening and closing In combination with dates for certain waters, use of The Weekly Reflex, $3.00 per year. boats and rafts, types of baits and Lloyd E. .Anderson Editor Manager lures, bag limits and other imporLona U. Parrish tant information pertinent to your News Editor area. All recommendations should J. V. Woolsey be in by March 1. Display Advertising Manager - R- sd stilts iwy aorw cfflSvBS a to id C. of lis its ial of ap :m ng to 2St ?e- - ? by lle-t- he ea- - on. ion lief Rom where I sit ... Engine deposits can steal power, waste gasoline, damage parts, lead to costly repairs. and thereby reduces engine reduces wear. 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They say when Cappy brought the new car home he opened up the hood to show off the engine and poor old Jiggs hopped right "Hot-Foot- s" in! Figured it was the truijjc. He hopped right out in a hurry, too. That cylinder head was mighty hot. From where I sit, old habits are hard to shake, once they get a hold. Like, fpr instance, too many people are still in the habit of trying to run their neighbors lives telling them how to act, what to wear, whether or not to enjoy a refreshing glass of beer. I say that kind of thinkings out- moded . . . ought to be turned in for a new model! , Copyright , 1952 , United States Brewers Foundation |