Show Passing of The RaD Range Ranze e I. I It is becoming more and more more ry apparent t to the intelligent observer observer i r ver that the public range is slowly I but surely fading away Year by year the encroachments of the I homesteader and nd the lessor and I purchaser where it is state land I are ure cutting down dOYn the extent extent- of the tho j r public domain until it does not I r require nn any great foresight to see that the tho time is fast drawing near neary y t t when every man mm will have to furn furnish ish his own pasture l land nd for his bis 4 s t stock This applies in this county J pai to the summer range on the tho s. s The winter range of this county in the tho has been the tho bottom I. I past or orns ns j. j 1 swamp swamplands lands along tho the center entel of I w the valley where horses and cattle r J a have have roamed at will The change in conditions is taking place evenI oven even I I. I 0 J j it i t t. t w r s. s l- l r l I more moro rapidly there The Tho land landis is is all owned by private citizens and it is rapidly bein being being- fenced into private pastures and hay bay lots lotsi It Itis Itis Itis is only a question of a short time timo now Until farmers will haVe hare t to feed their stock during the tho entire winter I When this time arrives many of the small farmers will have togo togo to togo go out of the stock business or else find some method of using all of their land every year year It looks as though an increased water supply wits wis tho the only remedy for the tho threatened evil and the sooner the farmers arrive at this and take tako steps to to o increase increase increase in in- crease the tho water supply tho the better ft jt will be bo for the country |