Show r fr r COLORADO RANGE R FOR r UTAH Forest Service Provides Accommodations for or Sheep io ip Transit oj Local sheep owners will be glad to learn th there re are excellent prospects of f r their securing the use of unoccupied unoccupied unoccupied pied range within the national forests foresta r I of Colorado during the coming summer summer summer sum sum- mer grazing season Advice received reedy reedy- t TV T- T ed by the forestry officials at Ogden Tin in I from the district f forester rester at Denver states that there is a large amount of V excellent timberline e sheep range within the j ville yule Sopris and Pike national for for- forests forests ests capable of supporting head of sheep which will be available 1 for use by Utah Sheep Shepp owners who contemplate shipping to eastern markets markets markets' will find it to their I advantage to make use of this range under feed in transit rates which may be obtained fr from m the Denver Rio Grande and the t Colorado Midland railroads with it the privilege of unloading and loading at various stations near the ranges where chutes chute corrals and like accommodations f tio ls ar are available The range for the most part partis is above i timberline ranging from to 13 OiO feet teet i is strictly moun- moun 1 us in character but a avery avery v very ry high class of sheep feed as well a as watering facilities d rs who have used this range pronounce it ideal from all standpoints standpoints stand stand- points it h r favorable grazing of sheep p To reach the range tange I an e ft front from Dl the vari various us I shipping Jg points drives are required varying from one to forty miles in len length th These drives artwell well art are established established established and present excellent feeding facilities while I f f The grazing period together with i the rate per head varies a according cording to f the tho location of the range On some p a o forests this thi period is fro from July 1 to r October 15 at 5 cents per head and und andon rr r ron on others it is from June 20 to October October Octo Octo- ber 20 at the r rate rate rate-of te of or 5 cents per per head Owing to the altitude and climatic climatic cli cli- i matic conditions no early spring or j late fall ranges or lambing grounds grounds- are available Further information together with application blanks can be secured d by f taking the matter up with the sup supervisors super super- r- r j visors of the Arapaho Holy Cross Crossi Leadville Pike and aud Sopris forests a with headquarters at Fraser Glenwood Glenwood Glenwood Glen- Glen wood Springs Leadville Denver Denver a and d Aspen respectively ly iy v j I |