Show Forest Notes Lam s Weighing Up Well Yell Lambs weighed up at Ephraim the past weeK have averaged from 67 to 7 76 G Ibs lbs per head One per per- who complained that his sheep and lambs yore yero in poor shape shale was surprised to learn tHat mat trey were two pounds i hea heavier r than thun in 1027 1927 7 whoa when they weighed 7 74 71 1 pounds Big lg lam lambs us look exceptionally good while the small lambs seem seen to have fared fare worse than during past sea sea- sons Prices Fo For Old Ewes Good Prices for old ewes are especially especial especial- I ly good As high as per head bead has been paid for this class of stock tock Buys Hoys s 's Powder Fire On September 3rd three Spring i City boys found round Where tho the tho powder used on the Oak Creek Canyon I I road was as stored With some sonic of this i powder they started a fire tire and andI wont ont off and left it Shortly after I the fire firo guard in Spring City noticed ed the smoke and started for the tho fire ire Before reaching the tho area how- how over ho lie mot inot one of the tho road work work- R rs who had put out the fire which 1 1 was just getting goLting started Considerable Consider- Consider I I ablo able damage would no doubt have been done dono had It not boon been for the tho I prompt action on his part Tho The Continued on Page Four I J Forest Notes N ot s Continued from Page Paso 1 offenders will ill likely be taken before be be before b I fore Core thc the juvenile officers for ac ac- tion Uon I t f Modern Sheep Co Corrol 1101 Built The Spring City and Chester have constructed a a. modern modem mod mod modern em ern n sheep corral just cast east of Spring Spring City Tho The corral covers about three fourth of an nero aero acre and is built of pine pinc and juniper posts A dipping vat and scales for weighing lambs have been installed Cattle From Twelve Twel Milo Iilo Canyon Jl Leaking Well VeIl WellIn In Twelve Mile Canyon tho the cattle calLIo cattle cat cal tle LIo are aro beginning to leave the tite for fa- to- to est Stockmen report that they thc are aro In bett better r flesh this fall than the they have been any ye year r for several years past Show Mo 10 Trip Oa Orb October 2 a number of prof- prof citizens of Mt l Pleasant including in- in eluding Deluding thc the mayor the editor of the Pyramid and a number of or stockmen rode rodo over ver the thc Pleasant Creek watershed with the local forest officers to determine just what is happening under present methods of ot grazing grazin that range range It was found that an excellent opportunity opportunity opportunity for tho the nr artificial art seeding re is afforded along the bottoms of the canyons Notwithstanding the dry season the range was found to tobe tobe be bc in ver very good condition and erosion erosion ero ero- sion scars are being effectively chocked on practically all the upper upper upper up up- per basins visited Growth of of- Yellow Pino Pine Ranger Thursby reports that some of the yellow ellow pine trees planted plant plant- ed in past years on on the Ephraim Watershed are now better than 7 ft in with a growth of ot IS 18 during the present year Many of these trees are are being damaged by porcupines An experiment experiment ment to determine what effect painting of ot the trees will have on preventing injury from porcupines and rodents has been initiated Loss From Poison One of the Manti 1 herds in t trail trailing trailing ing over the top of the tho mountain Tho 11 1 from poison sheep sheep have b VO been grazed atthe at atthe atthe the thee e lower elevations on the east eastside side are supposed to have hav died from front the effect of larkspur poison poison- ing lug that are arc accustomed to Ito grazing late in the season near tho the l top p of the tho mountain are not nol affected b by the thc poison polson whatever It ItIs Itis itIs from the Is that kills tho sheep lower elevations Forest Ranger hanger on onA A forest rangers ranger's examination will win be held in the Supervisors Supervisor's office office of of- fice October 30 1928 Applications be bein the theof theoffice theoffice for tho the examination must in office of the tho Civil Service Commission Commission Commis Commis- sion Va Washington D. D C. C on or bc- bc I foro October er 15 1928 1923 From the standpoint of economy the tho only o IY people eople who w 9 really r aIly ought to vote ere are those who wont won't kill other peoples people's votes I |