Show TIMBER CUT OF NATIONAL FORESTS INCREASES the national forests of the intermountain region are contributing a substantial amount of timber to the war effort according ito reports just released by william B rice regional forester during the last six months of 1943 a total to tal of board feet was cut under commercial sales this is the largest cut dur ing a similar period since the forests were created and exceeds the cut for the list last half of 1942 by five per cent of tiie the amount the forests of south idaho cut board feet of which the boise forest cut feet the weiser forest board feet and the idaho forest cut forests in the state of utah cut a total of board feet the wasatch forest leads with feet closely followed by the dixie with and the U inta with board feet in wyoming the bridger and teton tor for est cut a total of board feet while the three nevada forests cut board feet timber cut for noncommercial commercial non purposes and sold at cost to ito local residents for repairs and improve ments to ranch property amounted to board feet of which 4 came from the idaho forests from the utah for fists from ithe two forests it if wyoming and from the nevada forests the forests of this region sold ia a total of christmas trees this year of which the largest number 1000 trees was cut from the ashley with teton a close second with trees the cutting of christmas trees is limited to improvement cuttings where the removal of certain trees will improve the growth of those left 0 reports that buyers are moving no I 1 potatoes out of storage faster than other grades that a balanced movement of all grades must be maintained before the new crop is on the market |