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Show (FORESTER IS 1 KACE'FROM District Forester E A. Sherman has returned from a three weeks' trip through southern Utah and northern Arizona, during which time he was engaged in a general inspection of tho national forests in that region. In his inspection trip he covered 500 miles across country by team and sad-dlo sad-dlo horses, but reports that, owing to frequent showors and an exceedingly favorable season, the weather was not unpleasant nor anv part of the trip encgirritered wltn discomforts. Mr Sherman gave his special attention at-tention to an Inspection of the Kalbab national forest, with particular reference refer-ence to grazing conditions and the adjustment of grazing controversies During the past year, the range on the Buckskin mountain was divided by a fifty mile drift fence, constructed through a cooperative agreement between be-tween thfl forest service, the Grand Canjon Cattle company and the small grazers of the Kaibab national forest The fence was desired and designed by the stockmen to separate the stock and range of the Grand Canyon Can-yon Cattle company from tho stock and range of the small users of the forest, confining tho company to the limits of a particular area In tho past there has been constant controversy contro-versy between the company and the small users, but the fence Is now completed com-pleted and the stock of both parties to the agreement is betnc gathered as rapidly as possible and In each case driven through to the range which Is to bo occupied by it permanently perman-ently Mr Sherman reports that range conditions In southern Utah, gener-allv, gener-allv, were never better. In many lo calltles heavy showers fell In June, even- on the desert, at just tho time of year when, ordinarily, it is expected ex-pected the feed will dry out and the stock be crowded on to the limited high range. This year, however, showers came at the opportune moment, mo-ment, prevented the feed from drying dry-ing out, and even started a substantial substan-tial new growth. Old stockmen In many localities gave It as their opinion that they never had seen the range better than it is this season With the exception of a numbar of side trips on the range. Mr. Sherman was nccompanled by his wife, who enjoyed every day of the journey and stood the hardships and difficulties of the overland travel without murmur mur-mur or complaint nn |