| Show NEWS GLEANED CLEANED BY BIT LA SH SAL FOREST according to the bureau of agricultural economics farm wages on 0 october ct 1 were at the lowest level sin january 1923 this w was a s influenced influent ced in part to poor crop prospects farm products price declines and the fact that the supply of farm hands is more than 40 per cent in excess of the demand the bureau says that the excessive supply of farm hands is a reflection of the continuance of the present extensive business depression depies sion which has scattered benei unemployed industrial du clu workers agricultural sections in search of work G it dangler formerly of duranso colorado and now a resident of la sal paid the office a visit during durina the first of the week mr air dangler recently purchased the hissong sawmill which has been operating on pine ridge for the past several years ile he has hag secured a beall about of national forest timber under emergency salem bales and has made application for all the timber on pine ridge supervisor folster and ranger wagstaff are nt at work at the present time estimating the amount of timber on this area it will later be advertised for sale W I 1 L young of blanding called at the office monday ile he was home after delivering a bunch of cows and weaner steers to mr lavender 0 of f colorado considerable Consider aible contrast in prices were received over last years year 1 I prices he sold for 2760 and cows for 30 the same class of st stock ol 01 k brought him 46 45 and 46 respect respectively respective iv cly last year J A was also an office visitor the first part orf of the week ile he also delivered a bunch of cattle to mt mi 8 lavender ile he sold cows for 30 1 long on 9 yearling steers tor for 35 arld and two and throe three year 1 old for these prices 1 are considerably less than he be obtained last year 11 J holyoak and sons sold their weinor weiner steers and heifer calves receiving 27 heifers heffers and 30 for steers they were offered ac per pound but preferred the flat rate as above looted reports from various parts of the wa winter range in grand and san juan counties are not very gratify ing the storms during july ani and an i august were in nowise general since large laige areas received practically no rain lain dry valley evidently received considerably y more storm sooim than other sections and as a result there is is a sheep to every square rod of ground A few stockmen stoc kmen in in san juan anticipate wintering their cattle across the san juan river rier a condition that has not been n cessare for several yesig large quantities of oil cake and corn are aie being purchased and wherever stored feeds are available stock will be fed E C sanford San foid assistant in the branch of forest management in the regional foresters office ot ogder is is expected to arrive arrive in in moab satur day november 15 the purpose of his visit isit is to make a study of the mistletoe infected areas in in our oui timber stands inspect timber sale areas an ana yet get a general idea of the timber on the ahe la sal forest |
