Show II IK I IE FOREST DEFOREST RECEIVES lAVISH SNOW RESTING STATISTICS GIVEN 1929 ACTIVITIES OF OFFICERS OFFIC OFFIC- OF F AND RANGERS LOCAL ERS RS KS AND CIVIC ORGAN OR AN RATIONS OPERATE CO-OPERATE IN LANTING FINGERLINGS Bit IN TEAMS AND LAKES By A. A P P. Larson Everything comes to him him who ils ls La w We reluctantly waited wafted waited for tor tor the theer ther er r snow snow tt 1 h hc c cane came me and Sand a real storm was wai The Tb weather athe man lavishly ad tad a blanket of snow over south south- tern tern m Ut Utah h and everyone Is Sa el elate iger Baldwin claims 14 inches at with Kith two two o feet i in 41 the Bull ley country and and 18 18 inch inches a Pine ley Ranger Hurst Burst reports 3 inches Sevier SeTie Summit SWI Summit and and 22 inches hes at nci The The coal miners say say py there t 23 22 Inches at t the e nape mine in tl tlC C Cedar lyon The deserts desert receive aJ around chew e. e of dawny downy w wi white e aru and anet Ire great great- great great- t- t leaved cleaved the grazing situation situation a which c become become com serious serl us as only a trace ce or at of at moisture had f fallen eUen ethe thedie the Idle die Ie cf f September r. r ng i g the season season of 1929 the f I numbers of stock grazed on on 1 the the est under paid p permits 99 1 catland cat cat- eat eat- tand t- t land and horses sh sheep ep and and OO Its ts In addition 3 5 milk Wilk cows and jand jandt and t k l horses horses grazed free The cattle horses were re gazed Fazed d by by 03 pe permit permit- tand t- t and the sheep we were dl divided among ng owners The number of f cattle on on Continued on o page Page Three DIXIE FOREST RECEIVES LAVISH LA SNOW DEPOSIT Continued From Page One the Forest is decreasing but the sheep are Increasing due to exchanges from cattle to sheep In 1925 there was but butone butone butone one band of sheep on the Dixie Division Division Divis Divis- ion and last year there herds During the year 28 26 water development development develop develop- ment projects were completed at a acost acost acost cost of to the Government The springs Improved were ere those that usually flowed only enough water to form a mud hole hoJe By fencing the spring cleaning it out and piping the water Into metal troughs the seeps were changed from muck holes to places where livestock could enjoy a clear drink Three small patches of whorled mil mil- weed were heated heat heat- located ed on the Forest Two Taro patches were grubbed but as the plant reproduces Itself from underground root toot stocks as aswell aswell well wen as seed grubbing Is not very err ef effective effective ef ef- and next year ear the areas harboring har bar boring this poisonous plant will be sprayed with a solution of calcium chlorate I Six sawmills operated more or less Jess throughout the season and cut ft ft board measure ft b b. b m m. of poles and posts were cut by farmers farmer All AU material cut by sawmills for commercial com com- commercial mercial purposes Is I. sold lold at its appraised ed value which ranges I from 2 3 to 4 14 per thousand feet board measure Sales for wood material to io be used on farms Is sold laId at per M. M Irrespective tive five of grade Dead material I Is given free for domestic use During the year 1929 was was col eol- Timber sales brought In 1761 1781 grazing privileges for cattle and horses for sheep and goats grazing trespass special user use US 1494 water power 1115 25 per cent ent of the Forests Forest's gross receipts are returned to the counties in w which ch the Forest Forest Is located for road and school purposes was spent during the year to construct and maintain roads and trails throughout the Forest According to the Rangers' Rangers estimates estimate there are mule deer on the Forest Forest Forest For For- est j coyotes wildcats 60 mountain mountain moun- moun moun moun- tai tain lions po porcupines Beaver foxes badgers and ermine 2033 hunters removed 1024 deer during durIng during dur dur- ing the hunting season coyotes were killed 5 II mountain lion bobcats bobcats bob bob- cats and porcupines Through the cooperation of local sportsmen organizations and the State Game and Federal Game Came departments departments departments depart depart- depart depart- ments fish fry and fingerlings were planted In streams and lakes within the Forest |