Show kaibab forest notes 11 IR rh T 1 0 t e S by walter G mann forest supervisor kaibab national forest real heal economy has been practiced by the forest service during the past 10 years six national forests have been merged with other units and ranger districts have been changed and merged with other districts the volume of work has increased during this time thero there has boen been much more de do i mand tor for small sales ot of timber and free wood permits the number ot of people going into the national forests has increased eight times this reduction ot of units and personnel bonnel has been the result ot of efficient planning tor for the use of time more use of automobiles la in the work by reason of better roads and better cooperation from the public market demands today are for light weight cattle big old heavy steers are a drug on the market and are hard to sell steers ranging from pounds to 1100 pounds are bringing the top prices on all the markets in the united states this Is a turn in bet demands that benefits both the consumer and the producer better beet beef is available across tho the and cattle growers can make better profits profit a to sell animals as long yearlings yearnings year lings or two year olds than to keep them four our or five years cattle prices last week on western markets reach ede the lowest level for the season it seems that prices cannot go much lower tho the opinions ot of markets writers are that the situation Is favorable tor for a rather sharp comeback in prices during march and april the road across the kaibab at jacob lake will bo be kept tree free ot of snow this winter the work Is under the direction ot of the bureau ot of public roads pay fay mcallister whit robinson Hobl and doug martineau Martl neau have the responsibility of keeping the snow plowed ott off they went out the other day with two power graders equipped with real snow plowing apparatus sam henderson did some clever work in making up the plows and putting a cab on the tractor charlie whipple assisted in getting the equipment assembled sem bled A bunch ot of horses was waa stolen last week from near pipe springs were driven east and crossed the road between fredonia Fre donla and ka nab the men were caught over phe nou near parla ra by sheriff lloyd chamberlain and dot meeks meaks |