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Show MUCH ACTIVITY . IN FOREST SERVICE District Forester E, A. Sherman states that thore is considerable activity ac-tivity In tho forests of his districts at this time ReconnaiBsance work is being prosecuted by experts in the timber and grazing department and the general field work is being given a great deal of attention. Congross, finally coming to the aid of the forest service department. In the allowance of the regular funds, haa given new life to tho workers and it appears that much good will be accomplished beforo the season is over. Rain fall has been unusually heavy In all aectlonB of the mountain country coun-try and tho timber and grass are so well moistened that it is not likely that fires will bo Btartcd and that. If thoy do start, they will not sproad Homer Fenn, In charge of the grazing graz-ing department, has returned from tho Fillmore national forest where he spent the past few weeks Investigating Investigat-ing grazing He states that conditions condi-tions at this time of the year havo never been better. Ranges are good and all kinds of stock are fat. The winter ranges will be good because of tho rccont rains In the desert countries, coun-tries, both east and west of Fillmore. Moat ot the winter range In that locality lo-cality Is west of Fillmore, whore lava beds and cedar lands are to be found and where white sage and bunchgrass abound. Assistant Forester Timothy Hoyt of the land department of the local office and F. L. Hardy of the lands department of Washington, D. C returned re-turned last evening from a three weeks' trip to the Boise, Targheo and Palisade foreBts In Idaho. |