Show Fence Post sacs ost S Shortage onto a Threatens neatens Closer supervision of or fence post ou ou in the state is necessary y to reduce promiscuous cutting and protect protect protect pro pro- both pu and privately owned owned own own- ed cd property trespass J Whitney Floyd State o. o extension tension forester forester for for- ester eater stated upon his return t to Utah Ulah State Agricultural College a et r trip through the southwestern parr pan of the state last week Excessive cu cutting tUng will in a few short years endanger the valuably valuable state watersheds and nd result In a serious serous serious ser ser- ious ous shortage of oP fence post poet mater mater- ial tal Mr Dir Floyd pointed out In support sup pol port t of his statement I Farmers a and d I ranchers throughout through throUgh throUgh-I out the southwestern part of the tho state told me they were alarmed atthe at the rapidity with which the native Utah Juniper is being cut for posts post while several oral men In public land administrative ad ad- positions were of ot the tho same una unanimous o opinion One group of ranchers with whom f r met estimated that posts had been removed from their theft coun I In n one year Another group indicated ed that fence posts of native pr occurring in productive stands o of oC the pinion Juniper t type hpe pe were Scene beIn being be be- In ing cut indiscriminately and much taster faster than they were being being be be- ing replaced by natural growth A third group indicated that too many native posts cut in trespass were being sold outside of the state More Afore rigid supervision super of cutting Is Isa Isa isa vital the extension extension exten exten- a necessary step sion forester concluded I |