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Show MAN MADE FIRES IN I FORESTS DECREASE i Because of the co-operation of th. Dress the number of man-oaused fire; I in district No. 3 of the forest service has shown a considerable decrease during the past reason, acc rdlng to F C. W. Pooler, district forester of district No. 3, with headquarters at Albuquerque. V M. who arrived In Ogden last night lor a uf renr.- with District Forester R. H Rutledge. Sheepmen ha ' experienced B pood I year In Arizona, he s.a d. ! . t pood food, excellent prices and an excellent I lambing season. Cattlemen, howevei he Bald, had experienced ;i rather hard year. This was especially true In New Mexico, he said, due to losses caused Iiby an exceptionally dry season There were more than 800 fires Jn the national forests of district. No i during the past season, he said, which was above the normal amount, many of which could be traced to the dry reason. There was also a lack of wln-iter wln-iter snow which did not help matters mat-ters in the fire line, he said He expects to be In district No. 4 for at least a week. oo |