Show FOREST DOINGS reported by the forest service SNOW measurements 1 on march 30 ranger hurst established a snow allow course across castle valley mammoth creek drain sac elevation feet snow depth at 10 stations varied from 8 inches to 22 inches average deitri inches water content 67 57 inches these are the first arat measurements taken in fit that ack on and comparative para tive Alve data ae theredore ther there elore fure lacking vill lut l ut from past ob the ranger states the 8 gidow ow depth Is considerably sider ably beaw normal ranger baldwin recently made a trip tip into the reservoir country and reports moisture conditions below normal the reservoir lad I a barage fet rage or of 17 feet of water on aar apr april let as compared romp ired with one year ago and last years storage was much below the usual amount amount engineer arthur fire fife who I 1 has bag for several years made snow readings in the mountains east of cedar city reports that an average of 28 measurements measure measurements menti at the cop co p flat nc near r the ct cf urle creek shows a depth ot of abow of if 34 inches w with th a water contest content of inches these measure measurements menta were taken at t the same sama spots ILS as those of 0 the previous three yeara the water content Is 80 of the vi virple rege for the past four our yeas years ar a ld l d a 76 of the 1929 measurements at the webster flat district just over he divide above woods ranch an avera average ge of 22 afien under standard procedure a depth ol of snow of with a water content of 96 inches this water content Is 79 of the 1929 meas ur emente LIVESTOCK the past w nt r was open aad continued to back page DIXIE FOREST DOINGS continued from page rive five unusually mild and altho the forage conditions were only fair stock came through thi the e winter in good shape losses were exceptionally light and range feeding was unnecessary res sary it Is said that sheep have excellent fleeces and a good lamb clop Is expected cattlemen have it irble gle acme ot of young L f j r spring delivery at 42 12 lot for y yearnings yearlings year lings n g spring 52 62 tor for twos two 8 and 62 tor for threes A few range cattle have old gold tor for around 5 the demand tor for sheep Is not keen and the wool market la Is uncertain tain most of 0 the wool has however been consigned the grower receiving an advance 0 of 1 per fleece the tb e rangers have completed making their teed feed lot counts ot of permit ted led cattle kept on ranches during the winter they report at a marked ci du crease in the number 0 of cattle ranger and his wife met etli a painful auto accident recently while defending dec ending the tropic dugway the ruck steel axle gave way causing the brakes and gears to be in order to save themselves ben turned the car into the bank and in doing so mrs airs wee was thrown thru ur u the windshield re leving numerous cuts and bruises bruiser lens back was injured but riot cot and both are up and about again ranger baldwin says spring la is here and slanted his maintenance arc crew out on road work the enter prize Gold strike road will be gone over f arst and then the pinto ox valley and mountain meadows way will be given attention jack butler the lion hunter irom from kanab has a party ot of hunters out in the pine valley mountains country in search ot of cougars jacks dogs are well trained and we expect the party to make a killing or two |