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Show National Forest Notes Work on boaniiJiry survey, commenc ig in the vicinity of Fairview, was started on April 16. Deputy Supervisor Super-visor Van Bosklrk will be in charge of the work, while Rangers Ollerton, Thursby, Nielson, and Supervisor Humphrey lexpect to spend part time on the job. I Through the District Forester we .learn that on April 27 and 28 one of the finest motion pictures dealing with conservation and forest , fires that has ever been shown in this locality, lo-cality, will be exhibited at the Casino theatre at Gunnison. The title of the picture, which is based on Harold Titus's novel "Timber," is "Hearts Aflame." Since April 22 to 28 is Forest Protection Week, we are glad to learn that at least one picture house in this section is showing this picture. Had we known earlier il might have been possible for us to have induced other picture houses manners in this vicinity to show this Picture daring Forest Protection week. 1 -Ranger Cox reports that the wool-growers wool-growers have sold this year's wool clip at 60c per lb. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, the Mt. Pleasant and Spring City sheepmen also received rec-eived gOc for their wool 'Epbraim sheepmen pooled their wool and sold for $0.5035; later the buyer went back on the price offered so that they still have their wool on hand. The Fountain Green pool received 51c for 'the Jericho clip. It is understood that $1 per fleece has been advanced in all cases, the balance to he paid on delivery of the wool. With 5 0c wool and lambs contracted for 10c per lb., the sheep business in this locality takes on a rosy hue. Emery County stockmen report that their stock, both cattle and sheep have wintered . well on the East Desert, notwithstanding the fact that last fall the feed was reported as unusually un-usually poor. Favorable weather conditions during the past winter have been responsible for the stock pullinb through in such good Shape, i On the west desert many of the sheep owners report heavy losses because of the unusually hard winter Some flocks however, have come through in fine shape. The (heaviest losses have occured in those herds that were overtaken by blizzards "while on flat, open country. Sheep in the hill3 and rough country have done very well 'during the bad weather. During the past week, Mr. Alan Richards has been assisting with the clerical work at the Supervisor's office. Mr. Richards will he the clerk at the Great Basin Experiment Station during the coming season. While he is temporarily assigned to :the Manti to gain experience in Forest For-est Service work, his wide experience to a clerical way is such that he has been a. big help to the office force during his stay. In the Daily News of April 7, the Nevada Nugget is quoted as stating that on March 26 work had been started on the Baker Creek Cutoff project, and wonders if Nevada is not one of the first in the field with road work this Spring. Rangers Howard andi Anderson worked on the Huntington Canyon iroad from the first to the tenth of February, and during March considerate work was done, both single hand and team work, upon this road. Deputy Supervisor Van (Bofckirk and Ranger Neilson went down to Gunnison on April 15, and while there each purchased a fine, well-bred well-bred riding horse. In these days of cheap- horses the District officials will perhaps marvel at the valuation placed, on the horses owned by the Manti rangers. The horses in question ques-tion are reported to be the last word when it comes to class in mounts. In the field inspection schedule sent out by the District office, it is noted that Mr. .Baker is scheduled to visit the Great 'Basin Experiment Station June 15 to 21, and that Mr Stewart will visit the Manti Forest, August 6 to 18. No other member, of the District office are scheduled to visit this Forest during the com-Ins com-Ins season. During the past week, Ranger Co planted a pair of beaver in Twelve Mile and another pair in Manti Can. yon These animals were trappec by W E. Bay, of Kingston, Utah, a u the expense connected with their o-p ture and transportation was met b; the local fish and ganie clubs. Mt. ' Pieasaint (s Jmking ,rrangcmJnts ialso for a pair of beaver to be turned 'loose in the head of Pleasant Creek, (just as soon as their capture can be ' made , I l Ranger Williams calls attention to the fact that the Link Canyon boundary bound-ary fence is the first improvement project to be completed on the Manti i Forest this season. i During the past week steer buyers have been receiving cattle throughout through-out Emery County. Ipie Perron ' an'jd Emery Stockgrowe'rls (received j $27 per heal for their yearlings, the contract requiring that 95 per cent' of the stock had to be white faced. I The ICatle (Da!i al Oraiigeivine ! stockmen received $27.00 for their j yearlings, with the stipulation that ! nothing that would not be twelve months of age by July 15 wouMi bo taken as yearlings; in other words,! nothing under nine months old would' he accepted as meeting the reqrine-: ments of the contract. j Up until three years ago, the open-ing open-ing of the grazing season on a number num-ber of our C&H units was April 15. Because of the exceptionallly heavy snowfall during the past two seasons at least, it has ibeen absolutely im-1 possible for stock tor on the j forest on the opening date and we j are wondorin.g how the stockmen I ever arranged to enter the forest on i April 15 in the past. |