Show Hold Meet Meet At t Ephraim prim OFFICERS RE-ELECTED RE RANGE PROBLEMS DISCUSSED r A very well ell attended meeting of the Manti National Forest Wool Wool- Wool Wool-I growers Association was held at Ephraim Monday when various phases of the sheep industry grazing grazing graz- graz ing ng problems and other matters d d A were Y 1 Ul 1 LL xu Attending the meeting beside the Manti Forest were Don Clyde of Heber president of the Utah Association Owen Morris head of the predatory animal control in the state Supervisor Supervisor Supervisor Super Super- visor Robert H. H Park Paik of the National National Na National Na- Na Forest Price several Forest Rangers and A. A Perry Plummer I director of the Great Basin Research Research Research Re Re- search Center All officers of the organization were re-elected re for another year They are L. L L L. L Peterson Fairview president Alden K Barton Manti vice president P. P C. C Peterson Ephraim Ephraim Ephraim Eph Eph- raim secretary Matthias Allred Fin Green R. R H. H Christensen Fairview Fairview Fairview Fair- Fair view Justus Seeley Mt Pleasant Orrin Jensen Spring City F F. F R. R Christensen Ephraim and Calvin Keller Manti advisory board mem mem- bers All these except Mr Seeley were present for the general meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing at p. p pm p.m. m. m and for a board i i 1 A t a t 10 10 a. a a a. a g U Lv U ILL Pres L L. L L L. Peterson made a few welcoming remarks at th the meeting and nd then introduced Mr Morris who vho reported on work done in ridding ridding riding rid rid- ding ing the ranges of predatory ani ani- mals Several members commented comment- comment ed d on the matter J. J L L. L Nielsen of Green reporting that they had hadeen seen een no sheep which had been killed on the desert range in the past ast two years S. S M. M Nielson of Mt Pleasant said that none of his sheep had been killed by predators on n the desert last year J. J Wilford of Manti lanti was sure the coyotes coyotes coy- coy otes tes are being exterminated and Alden K Barton also of Manti ManU agreed greed but said this is no time timeto timeo to o relax in the program as coyote tracks racks have been seen on the de desert ert ranges anges this year and the fight for extermination should be pushed relentlessly on Displays s 's Grasses I A. A Perry Plummer said the only way to keep from cutting the number number number num num- ber ber of livestock on the range isto isto is iso to o improve the range He told of experimental work in and displayed various types of grasses and other plants which promise todo todo to todo do much in solving forage problems Supervisor Park said the aim of the he Forest Service is to maintain or improve the situation in regard to o timber water ater and range within the Forest boundaries and told of and other oilier work being done He also spoke of the increasing increasing in increasing in- in creasing public demand for hunting hunting hunting hunt hunt- ing fishing and recreation facilities for tor all visitors to the Forests James I L. L Nielsen suggested that when Forest officials inspect the I ranges they iney be DC accompanied by oy who are well acquainted acquaint acquaint- ed with the districts inspected Mr Clyde commented that the future of the livestock industry in inthis inthis inthis this part of the country depends on range improvement He also commented on the amount of tax revenue received by the state counties and communities from the sheep industry Sec Antelope as New Menace Someone mentioned a new menace menace menace men men- ace to the sheep industry is now appearing in the form of antelope herds It was reported that these sr small game animals are becoming I Continued on last t page I s HOLD MEET AT EPHRAIM Continued from page 1 a real leal nuisance In parts of Nevada and may soon overrun western Utah range lands Another report stated that in 1920 there were head of permitted sheep on the Manti Forest Forest Forest For For- est while in 1948 the number had deci decreased eased to a decrease of more than 15 per cent nt in 28 years Livestock Is Big Business Alden K Barton urged that livestock livestock livestock live live- stock numbers be maintained and mci increased eased and pointed out that 72 per cent of the agricultural income for Utah comes from the livestock industry All cultivated crops fruits sugar beets grain hay vegetables vegetables vegetables etc account for but 28 percent of the income from agriculture agriculture agriculture agri agri- culture in the state He said that in m Sanpete the percentage from livestock is is even greater II WS W S S. M 1 Nielson urged all nIl to attend the Utah Convention in the Hotel Utah on January 24 end and nd 25 Dele Delegates ates Chosen Beside electing re-electing the officers of the the meeting elected elected elected elect elect- ed Wilford J. J of Manti ManU as Sanpete's director for the Utah Association Reuel E. E Christensen of Ephraim was ap appointed appointed appointed ap- ap pointed to represent Sanpete on the Utah State Forestry Advisory Board The meeting also voted to continue continue continue con con- the 2 2 cents per head assessment assessment assessment assess assess- ment on permitted sheep with which to meet the expenses of the local state and national organizations organizations organizations and to help with the fight light I I Ion on p predatory animals |