Show Notes From The II Manti Forest M Grazing reports orts have been somewhat somewhat some some- 1 what slow In lu coming coiling in from the rangers rangers From what we wo can learn loarn however tho the past season Iwas I Iwas was one one of the the- most favorable ole years J for Cor Improvement of or range conditions conditions' hat ha we have havo over r experienced Our I I est jarvest rc records for separate plots how an Increase in forage over 19 1 1 I from Crom GO 60 to SO 80 per cent l From I tI r t rhe he rail rangers rang reports it il is evident that boar hoar deer elk elle beaver and the tho I I. I jamo anio birds such as nM blue ruffed and nd sage grouse are arc increasing on the they forest Three bear eighteen elk cite and 1 v t large number of ot deer leer have havet been I killed within the Forest boundary during tho the past last season r Ten year jear permits are in effect on ill districts districts' of the Forest with tho of the Lake Fork C. C H. H ange on oil the extreme north end cud range has for fOl a number of or ears lealS been overgrazed o and ve ye may have to apply reductions or shorten the season on that unit tuilt be- be yore ore the year ten will bo- bo jonio omo effective there Stockmen report that during luring the tho t ast fall fat and up un to the present time his winter moro more fat cattle have I been from fun UtA l f n u v. v han Lan have been sold r for far any anyone one season season sea sea- son wn since tho the 1 Forest orest was placed un- un leI ler administration On some soma parts of or Uio Urn Forest we wo lIe ire yet et crowded for range during I average seasons For the purpose of oC relieving this situation situation ions ions' in fn all transfers hape been applied applied applied ap ap- plied during the past year rear As a these transfer reductions on oli sheep during the past past two years years year nave lave reduced the total sheep on the forest by 1100 head Reductions cattle Battle for tho same period have approximated ap ap- head The associations at Emory Emery Twelve TwelveMile Mile lile Six Mile 1 and Mantl Manti Canyon are considering tho the practicability of fencing the tho division n lines Hiles separating Their heir allotments from adjoining all all- Secretary Jardine Jardino has expressed himself as favoring the setting aside o 0 10 c of oC the grazing grazing- receipts for range improvement purposes Should such mch a policy polley bo he enacted it would QuId bo be only a few Cew years rears until It would bo he possible to have all C. C LC II ranges This would save the tIle stock stockmen men at least 40 10 10 0 of oC their present in handling permitted stock while on the Forest and would result re re- sult in better hotter management of or tho the ranges ranges During the past season tho the Hock losses from front poisonous plants anel from fis v h v u been exceptionally light The Tho cattlemen cattlemen cat cat- on some somo units however howe report report report re re- port rather rattier heavy j losses from stray stray- ing mg A part of or these will no doubt be bo found later on when cattle are placed in feed lots TIMBER SALE MANAGEMENT I In the tho management of timber I sales within the tho Manti Forest during the past year car we wo have havo required the tho piling and burning of the limbs limos and i I tho the removal of or defective trees Our object being to improve e conditions for COl a second growth of timber which I we to harvest in from 30 to toGO GO GO years years' There Thero has lIas been sonic some objection objection ob ob- I on the lie part of oC purchasers of timber to the piling and burning of j tho the tops and especially ally to the r l' id- id i- i of oC defective trees however where It is possible allowance Is E made niale so that the lie purchaser is not cot put Jut to any greater in getting I his timber than heretofore re There Thle is isa isa I a possibility however that a larger portion of or defective mat and I III II timber of or the less desirable species j is sold said to to purchasers under sunder this I now note policy People can rest assured as as- s red however that better provision provi sion slon Is made for future futuro timber I growth than in fu the lie past and i it will only bo be e a comparatively short time timer until the necessity of or such caro taro WI with h our timber will bo be brought homo home to users of timber products I |