| Show RAMBLING THOUGHTS OF A RIMROCK by frank silvey why would it not be best to cut down all herds about 20 per cent in all districts cooperate as far as possible as to range rights in eastern lah and western colorado all this vast range belongs to the people of the united states as a whole and is not yet privately own owned ed so 0 o we should pull together ge and get as much federal aid as possible to help rehabilitate our di district dispirit in t the he way of exterminating the zuni prairie dog pest the building of large and small reservoirs to help stop erosion and to irrigate our fertile lands thus providing forage for ouri oui livestock during the winter months by sowing of drouth resisting grasses the planting of quick growing ing trees in a few years we should ee a greater brer precipitation as all rill I 1 moisture retained in our soils will I 1 help to bring this about which will nican better ranges for livestock a and n d homes for many thousands of worthy families now stranded and disc discouraged clur ged in in our cafe cities ts as well as so some me I 1 I 1 pal parts i of the country where poor land 1 and drouth have left them helplessly hel helpless I 1 and unable to make a decent living A considerable portion of our lands all over oer the united states is lacking i j mg in fertility and many thousands of fanti families lies have just eked living for many years and know no other bother country and are too poor to move the governments plan is to move alove and help those families to acure better homes and it if carried out this plan would help many this land could be wo worthy lt people t turned arned back to grazing land for stock iad nd game 0 I 1 we have some of this mild kind of land in in the west where families are settled and trying to m make ake a living without I 1 the necessary water and moisture I 1 lut but we have millions of acres in the great west that is fertile and byl by holding bolding back the floodwaters flood waters of our I 1 big and little rivers in reservoirs makei we could irrigate lands and make homes for millions ir lions of people editors note mr jr silvey intends to have a somewhat diffee different ent type I 1 of article for this column in the future 1 wherein will be featured the more personal experiences of the tc I 1 igloe ker during his long residence in san juan county |
