Show Forest Notes JIh ami Game Clubs The Carbon County Fish o land and nd Game Club met with the game clubs from Fenon Ferron Castle Dale and anti ton on March 27 and invited all the association to com- com jine and mako make one association A committee was 1 appointed two members from each euch of or the local dame bame clubs to meet with the CarDon Car Car- CarDon Don non County Count Game Club at some sonic future dato date to decide definitely definite or not to merge into one bIb big association The Carbon Coun Coun- ty cy y Fish and Game put on a big barbecue Saturday afternoon and night March 29 at Price Utah The three elk that were killed in Jos Valley Vallo about a a. month ago have have- been kept in cold storage and were used for the tho barbecue Jig Game Gamo Hunter Mr 1 Elmer Anderson ia a lion er from Mayfield was is an office visitor on March 31 Mr Anderson had with him the skins of G 6 mountain mountain mountain moun moun- tain lions Hons as well as a a. number pt pf of I coyotes and bob cats From the size of the pelts It is evident that 3 of ot the lions were exceptionally large while the other 3 were whelps Mr Anderson has the distinction distinction dis dis- of trapping 19 lions between between between be be- tween Twelve Mile l and Salina canyons canyons can- can jons in the last 3 years In addition addition addition ad ad- to the State bounty bount of 15 the Manti ManU Association and the Mayfield Mayfield-Gunnison Cattle Cattlemen's mens men's Association each contrib 5 to the hunter where the animals are killed within the Twelve Mile Mlle unit Conservation California contemplates spending in the next ten years ean eanon on oil water conservation With Willi so much at stake it is important that the forestry side of the problem should be given careful consider consider- Uon a 1 The preliminary studies so far hIve have been designed to determine I just what happens with rain The I work Q Of the California Forest Experiment Experiment Experiment Ex Ex- Ex- Ex Station indicates that fire is the most destructive agency that affects watersheds and that the removal re re- re- re moval of the forest litter brings about increased run off and increased increased in in- creased erosion In the brush type or southern California for example mple the removal o of the cover increases run off from S 8 to 20 times and erosion from to 1000 times Practically the same results have hav havI I been cen secured in e experiments conducted conducted coni con con- i ducted in the foot hills of the Sierra Forest Mr Lowdermilk w wio c o is in cha charge r-ge r of these studies Is la f preparing to publish the result of 1 hs his work This information will willi I i undoubtedly prove of interest not j only to foresters but to many farmers farmers farm farm- ers ers municipalities and other agencies agencies agen agen- I agen cies that are affected b by destructive I floods loads cattle attic liens Men's Meeting Ranger Hanger Cox reports that the cattle owners from Mayfield ManU Mantis Manti i and nd c aim met In a general meeting at Jt the ManU Mauti public Library on the of ot March 28 Mr J. J M. M McFarlane l president of the Utah State Cattle and Horse Association Association was there and discussed matters ot of interest to stock growe growers He stated slated that the stealing of cattle turkeys and hogs is growing not noton on only I in Utah but in all western states To combat this practice the stock men pr present ent favored a resolution requiring any person or persons moving cattle by truck out of any county in the state of Utah or to any slaughterhouse market or packing plant to car carry carry- with them bills of sale and brand inspection certificates showing number and description of such cattle and that all sides moved or shipped from any county should be accompanied by bills bUls of sale and anda a brand Inspection inspectIon inspection In in- tag of ot the State Board of ot Agriculture The resolution also provides for the carrying out of the provisions of ot the above regulation Attention was called t to the fact tact that on some sonie of ot the tho cattle ranges heavy reductions in the number of or permitted animals and shorter seasons seasons sea sea- sons ons have been required and yet Set the door deer and elk have increased to tomeh such juch an extent ail iii l the relief reller provided pro by such reductions has Chas amounted to nothing The stock Inca nen favored protection of ot game animals but hold held that a n limit should be bf set sat to th the number of ot each range i J bo be required to to support otherwise the stock me men n will be bo out of as ns has happened on the Kaibab Kalb Game Pre Pre- serve servo i 2 I J |