| Show supervisor issues report on range condition on forest grazing lands feed many head of livestock during 1043 1942 Fish fishlike fishlake lake national forest ranges provided summer feed tor for 21 6 32 cattle and horsed and 73 2 6 sheep exclusive of calves aai attai lanitis ambs during 1942 saya sax a report from the forest supervisor blague betenson ranges have come through the season very closely grazed in instances with many stock leaving the forest before the permitted time on the whole gains were usually less that thas last year with losses somewhat heavier the feeding of bone meal to both sheep and cattle on the range wai was carried out on a few allotments with encouraging results the report says on these allotments better gains resulted with loss from stiff leg lambs and sneeze weed in the case of sheep and loss from brisket disease with cattle the purpose of feeding bone meal Is to supply phosphate to the diet when it appears that this element Is lacking in the soil and forage most stockmen stoc kmen believe that full feeding pays and that more pounds of meat can be produced from ranges that are n not ot over stocked lamb weights average 65 pounds which Is from five to eight pounds lighter than last year range improvements w were e r given much attention wi with th tho the installation of 16 15 stock water developments if miles of fence and 2155 2165 acres of range resealed leil led to grasses and winter rye stolk stock men cooperated with the forest service by partly financing some of these improvements according to the report annual meetings with tile the per anit tees of the 28 cattle associations who have permits to graak on the Fish fishlike fishlake lake national forest foiest were completed recently at which time plans tor for the ensuing grazing season were formulated the supervisor said |
