Show Forest Stock Allotments Made MadeI I For tho the season of 1 1925 D 2 5 the Secretary Secretary Secretary Sec Sec- of Agriculture has dl da toe grazing ot of zu head 01 oj Battle auto and Ol cs and leu feu 1 en year car permits on all tae forest ure L last season on snowed the yield of tor- tor age go to appropriate not more oi 00 or 01 70 per pel cent of oC tile tue forage ulela for 1023 H 3 The iho opening date for cattle grazing has been delayed 15 days day on in n District 1 2 G 6 and 7 The protective limit for cattle remains remains remains re re- re- re mains at 20 head head the tho maximum at ai 50 The Tho protective limit for sheep is head while tho the maximum la is head An exemption limit of 1000 head for the entire Forest for sheep has hus been established An exemption limit for cattle of 40 head on the west side of ot the Forest Forest Forst For For- est st and 75 head bead on the east side aide ot of the tho Forest has also been heen established he Hereafter reductions for distribution distrIbution distribution tion will vill not bo be made mado below exemption exemption tion limits Tho The Supervisor is 3 authorized authorized authorized aut aut- to allow c. c exchanges from froID cattle to sheep on those range units where conditions warrants such action The supervisors supervisor's office has been Instructed to mako make adjustments as ns fast as possible which will reduce tho the number of old sheep in ever every evory herd to a maximum of not to ex ex- exceed exceed exceed 1500 head of old stock Tile The Emery County Count C. C H H. per per- havo have expressed their willingness will to cooperate with the Forest Service in improving their range both by planting seed and by irrl gatlon gallon of or range lunge where this Is rC feas feas- lS ible An effort will be made during during during dur dur- ing the tho coining coming season to get this work ork started SNOW V MEASUREMENTS l On February 27 and 28 Supervisor or Humphery and Angus T went wont on snowshoes over the top of ol the tho to Seely Creek Creele water watershed shod shed for the purpose of measuring tike tho snow at tho different stations They found tho the snow snow 55 inches deep at the Experiment Station with a awater awater water wlter content of inches On Continued on ol paso page 4 I Forest Stock V Allotments Made Continued from pago PISO 1 the south facings however the snow 1 was not V nearly BO so so deep except except except ex ex- for the tho drifts At the tho Alpine Station on the tho south facing tho the anon no was no more than three feet feel deep in many places while south on tho the Meadows 1 on the north facing of only two or three posts were Nero visible At Seely Creek Creck the experimental enclosures were practically all covered During the past nast I month better than four inches of moisture has fallen although the snow is only 15 16 inches deeper than it was on February 1st Coyotes are le running in bands The Tho tracks of Jr a band of five were seen near noar Alpine Station and two of the coy- coy In this band wore seen on top of the mountain at the tho John August t n I lake SNO SNOW V l MEASUREMENTS El ON DIS DIS- NO G C. C On March 2 3 and and 3 Ranger measured the tho snow at tho the Mammoth 1 Ranger Station In Gooseberry Goose Goose- berry herry Ho lIo reports finding an average average average aver aver- age depth deIth of snow o of 5 64 69 1 Inches with witha a writer uter content of or Inches Tb The depth of snow Is pr practically the I same as found at the experiment I Station It would seem therefore I that the I water content should be he approximately the tho same and the tho difference shown is perhaps duo due to tho trio methods used in ill measuring theM tho the M water At the Experiment Station is weighed In long honk galvanized galvanized galvan galvan- Iron tube with scales specially prepared to show water content in In inches while whilo at the Mammoth Station Station Sta Sta- tion lion it was necessary for tor Ranger Ollerton to use the small tube tuba J found in the tho rain gages Lor for collecting collecting collecting collect collect- ing the sno after aller which it is melted melted mel mel- ted and rem measured re-measured casu red in tho the same me tube tube tubo RANGER HANGER NIELSON T I ED I Ranger Merrill Morrill l I Nielson has accepted accepted accepted ac ac- ac- ac a transfer from the ManU Mauti ManUto to tho Uinta Forest His new headquarters wull ll be Heber City He Be He I on March l for Hebor Heber to tomake to i make necessary arr arrangements for i moving since he lie expects to assume I i his pities duties on the Uinta immediate immediate- i I Ily ly I RE DIS DIS DISTRICTED I MANTI l FOREST TO BE RE f The ManU Mantl Forest is being row ro- I ted Hereafter it will consist con can Jj silt of six districts only with si siX sis permanent rangers ANNUAL MEETING OF MANTI MANTI- i STERLING ASSOCIATION r The Man Mm H Sterlins t Cattlemen Cattlemen's s Association l held cid their h i an annual meet meet- meeting March 2 3 At this ins ing ng at ManU Mantl on went on record ro- ro mooting the j cord as favoring a ity Ily ty standard requiring tho the ownership ownership owner owner- ship hip of or lands sufficient to produce one ton of ot ha hay and one ton of straW forage or their equivalent i in n other animal each permitted crops for a as They Thoy also expressed themselves from transfer not objecting to the ratio of t W tWo o c cattle to sheep at the I th qt sh sho p for one cow cow- providing Baehr ach making the ex hange P per or her must exchange all his milled matted stock |