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Show Record 5506 a five and a half month season. The data I am giving is from our official records. Based on these calculations the Forestry De-partment figures an average of approximately twenty- seven land acres of five forage acres for the forest; that is for a five and a half month season during the summer months. We have no winter 5507 range within the forest. This range is high and not adaptable for grazing purposes during the winter months because of the heavy snow fall and early and late frosts. A thirty year average of precipitation at Blanding is 18.29; at Bluff, 6.80; at Lasal, 11.30; at Moab, 9.08 and at Monti-cello, 18.39. I only have reports with reference to available dry farm- 5508 ing land in the Elk Mountains. It is estimated that there are one hundred and twenty- two acres of second grade agricultural land on the entire mountain, the balance being non- agricultural. LeRoy Chandler testified on cross examination as follow: The one hundred and twenty- two acres of second grade agricultural land to which I refer occurs in patches over the 5509 mountain and is not all in one place. The Elk Ridge section is reserved for water shed, timber protection end for the protection of natural resources. The cutting of timber to which I have re-ferred is done under government supervision, so that no trees shall be cut as tends to conserve the timber and eliminate de-fective timber. The small timber on the Elk Ridge, Blue and Lasal mountains is, to an extent, being conserved for future generations although there is some cutting for poles, posts, derrick sets, etc. 5510 However, any cutting that is done there is done in such a manner as to permit a full growth of the best type of tree possible. When a permit is given to stock men to graze on any of this reserve area, it limits the number of stock that may be grazed over a given area, and the figures I have given as to the number |
