Show secures funds for ashley catl forest fore st for year of 1931 J 0 stewart returned to ver nal tuesday after an absence of two weeks while away 11 he e took up tip wita the regional forester at bogde i the matter of allotment of funds necessary to carry on thi the work on the ashley forest during the next fiscal year which begins july 1 ile he also alao attended atten tied the annual meeting of the range research workers and those inter sted sled in such buch work spring and fall range came in for muc much h discussion cu cus sion s it is generally lecog reco nihed th through rouga the intermountain region that there is a distinct shortage of this class of range it was wao the general genei Jl opinion that the possibilities and values in yr ir negated raptures ras tures have not lyeen been ivea the consideration due and that there is a good chance tor for de development of such pastures ies which will contribute to improve me t in the livestock industry mr stewart spent several dl days Ys on the north side of the ashley forest in wyoming and in dag gett ett county utah ile he that conditions prevail in that region with ittle or no snow and mild temperatures snow la is too scarce on much of the winter sheep lange iange for the sheep to do well on january 26 president hoover signed a bill adding approximately acres of land to vae ashley forest this land is all in wyoming and immediately immediate Y south bouth of bria bridge a valley on the east and west forks of smiths fork of green river one third or morre more of the area is in private ownership this addition was a s brought about by petition of re residents s in and near lyman tit ait view it ft bridger ridger TS and robert robertson on in bridger valley as well as by the owners of land within the addition it makes possible the tha easier securing CU vang of timber needed around the farms and ranches better control over grazing by tramp outfits 0 1 I e non land owners the control of the bark beetle menace in the timber and the possible of 0 toads roads necessary to haul out timber get supplies back in the mountains to livestock outfits and tor for the use of those who like to go in ane e mountains moun taina tor for recreation |