| Show Dixie Doings toL toLA A general storm recently visited this section of the country rain at Leeds and St St. St George snow on the higher elevations 12 inches falling at Pine Pille Valley C 0 I inches at lit Enterprise and Cedar City Moisture conditions are very ery much improved over t late yenta If It February and March bring brin the expected precipitation the season of ot 1028 should be a at banner year for farmers farmer's and stockmen Stock on the winter ranges are reported re reported re re- ported as S doing well Although the feed is somewhat short on a account count of lack of rain during the growing season yet the winters winter's snow fall has hns made It possible for stock to get out over the ranges range to advantage and con eon are lire favorable Demand for livestock of all classes judging fudging from front the numerous transfer cases is strong Range cattle are are hinging bringing around 1500 and sheep 1400 The Bull Valley Cattle Co recently sold 2 cars cars of weaner calves at 30 per head Some wool clips have been contracted for 33 cents The excellent cattle prices and the local shortage of hay has caused many cattle owners to sell heavily and it is expected that there wilt will be consider consider- 11 bl i O r ca tt a e d thi a 0 y gra I year than last S I During the he season of 1927 sheep and cattle grazed on the Dizie Nl National For Forest st st. cattle and sheep permits being issued According Ac cording to the Rangers Ranger's reports 1711 sheep died from disease poisonous plants or were killed by pr predatory animals Only liD 9 cattle were reported report report- ed as ns having died from poison and other causes Stock generally I left reft eft the Forest to in good condition but the range especially the sheep sleep all allotments on n the Sevier Division showed too heavy use use The Rangers in their thel annual Fish and Game reports estimate that there are deer der 12 elk el 1525 1625 coyotes lynx or 01 bobcats 95 05 mountain li lion n foxes and badgers on the Forest Foiest Most of the deer arc are on the Dixie Divis Division m a part of which was opened to hunting last fall full The re reports reports re- re ports also show that 1082 deer were killed by hunters hunter and by pr predatory predatory preda preda- da tory animals of which the mountain lion or cougar was the principal slay shy er coyotes 5 lions and bobcats bobcats bobcats bob bob- cats were killed by y local hunters the Biological Survey and Forest orest officers If It a porcupine escapes death after being seen seen by a Ranger It it arouses deep regret as these vandals do incalculable damage to Forest re reproduction reproduction reproduction re- re production and frequently injure live stock During 1927 the Dixie Rangers killed porcupines Ranger Cox stood high with 82 scalps Ranger Baldwin stated that upon exam examination of the stomach of a coyo coy ote otc which was killed kilted In late fall tall the anal analysis sis showed the contents to be almost al most entirely pine nuts Shells and nd fruit had been eaten enten with discrimination tion Ranger and Mrs Baldwin were called to Monroe on account recently I of the death of Mrs bars s father A. A V. V W. W Bohman Bobman ago 70 Ranger Hurst reports a keen revival revival al of Interest In the proposed road from Panguitch to Paragonah There has been some difference of opinion as to whether the road should go via Little Creek Peak or Buckskin How ever the Panguitch Commercial Club has successfully overcome local loca opposition opposition op op- position and at a re recent ent m meeting ting appointed appointed ap up pointed a committee that is to o urge in every way possible the construction construction construe tion of the Little Creek Peak road Our clerk Mr Ir Larson Ns iris hU congenial ial lal wife and son aon Ralph have just re returned re turned from a five Week trip to Ne braska Chicago New York Washington Wash ington D D. D C C. C Virginia end and Florida Florid The trip was made made primarily to visit Mr Larsons Larson's aged parents whom he had not seen h in fifteen years The They The report having had a n wonderful trip but are glad lad to get et back even though local weather of or snow and frost is different troll from sunshine and r flowers in Florida I |
