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Show hHB!h H $' CAN BE RENEWED H H Washington, July 7. The im- H ' proved condition of the national H forest range aClcr regulated H grazing is pointed to by experts H . of the department of agriculture HB . as a demonstration that areas H which have been severely dam- IH aged through overstocking by H sheep and cattle can be brought H back to their former carrying H power through a system of H sufficient intelligent use. H When the government took H charge of the livestock ranges H within the national forests some H of them were so badly over- H grazed and otherwise injured H from reckless handling of the H stock that their grazing value H appeared to have been almost H entirely destroyed. Many of H these ranges, however, have Ha been restored and made as valu- H able as ever. On several of the H forests results have more than H justified the expectations and H - the range is in better condition H tlian it ever was. H An example of this improve- H ment is cited in the Nebo H national forest, Utah. In 1908, H when that forest was created, H , the ranges within the boundaries B were found to be badly over- B grazed and trampled 'because HT there was a lack of any control H or supervision over the areas. Hh One of the areas was at that H time estimated to be capable of carrying only 3,000 head of I iiTJimpt1" IttP' though conserva- VQP ? '.missecTbn accrranx orTfilTBIIwfP V J M't .talent. w H, The 4th of July passed very M pleasantly. Everybody was well K pleased with the band music. H ; The meeting was a complete suc- r cess- Various kinds of sports H '': were indulged in. In the after- s , h , noon Laren Williams "proved to L. :; be tne fastest footraccr and Jas. V" --- ' Williams the best juniper. On H the 5th the Reeves gray mare H - proved tp be the fastest at 70 i yards HT Sunday the Silver band, ac- Hl companied by a few others, went L. to New Harmony and gave them Bn a mce tinie, which was a surprise Hff o them as thev knew nothing H about it until they heard the mu- B sic out by the school house. The H c report is that they were well H treated and invited to come again H by the New Harmony people, H who seemed to enjoy the visit. |