Show COLD SPRING RETARDS RANGE PLANT GROWTH utah spring ranges arid and summer ranges on june were reported to be about the aaflie same as a month ago which la Is over ten points lower than a year ago and the ten year average A cold late spring retarded plant growth but frequent rains during may alay added considerable moisture to the tha soil and replenished stock water supplies the prospects tor for late spring and summer ranges are very good at this time because of the added soil moisture during may arid and the recent warm weather which la Is promoting rapid plant growth cattle and calves in utah maintained their good condition of oe a month ago which Is ten points higher than a year ago and equal to the ton ten year average cattle and calves generally are in good condition and are going on tho the summer ranges after wintering airey fairly airly w well e 11 although spring ranges have been poor because of 0 I 1 the tha cold weather hay has boon been I 1 plentiful and has haa been fed to keep cowa in god condition winter losses generally genei ally have been report I 1 ed ad light and a good calf crop Is expected the condition ot of sheep and lambs on june 1 was reported to bo be a few points lower than a mouth ago which Is slightly higher lhnn the poor condition ot of a year ago and considerably under the ten year average ewes and lambs lamba are only in fair air condition after very unfavorable weather during shearing and early lambing resulting in quite heavy losses ot at shorn sheep and early lambs the desert sheep suffered buffered considerably on the trail to shearing corrals with heavy losses and were in poor condition when early may storms came to withstand these adverse conditions there some heavy losses leases of 0 early lambs in some sections owes are falling failing to claim their lambs lamba lambing Is progressing now and the warmer weather Is reacting more favorably on the ewes and lambs |