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Show II SI1 SEEDED FDR HIS 10 CilTLEllSE Faniiers, stockmen and cattle growers grow-ers of the intormountaln country are becoming apprehensive about next summer's water prospects, it is stated. Forest servico reports from Nevada itfdicato that in addition to the open weather, there has been extremely light snowfall. Locally, the farmers are becoming alarmed, it Is stated. Authorities have staled' that tho water situation promises to be more acute this summer sum-mer than it was las", year, and the present supply of snow on hills near Ogden has been declared insufficient to start springs flowing. A number of springs that dried up during last summer's sum-mer's drought have not yet started. While the thawing has caused anxiety anx-iety concerning the outlook for the coming summer, It has been tho means of relieving the serious hay conditions which prevailed until a few weeks ago. The opening of winter ranges by the thawing enabled farmers and stockmen stock-men to conserve their hay supply. High prices for hay continue to prevail. pre-vail. It Is stated, but the demand for this commodity is not so acne as it was some weeks ago. |