The Delta independent., 1915-12-31

its efforts with the Unlteu states ue-
partment of agriculture to have the
grazing of live stock prohibited in the
Hannah Creek watershed of the Bat
tlement National Forest. This water
shed forms the source of the domestic
water supply for the city. Our users
of this range have grazed it with the
proper sanitary precautions and We
have SO represented to the department
in strong remonstrance against such
move. This prohibition would un
necessarily put many of our stock
growers out of business and we recon-
mend that you take further strong
action in the matter, or that our incom-
ing executive board keep closest sur
veillance over it during the year 1916.
| We are well pleased to report that
there has been very little loss amongst
our horses, cattle, sheep and hogs from
infectious diseases during the year
1915. The presence in the middle west
of that awful malady known as the
foot and mouth diseases in 1914 is
now almost stamped out. We think We
of Western Colorado are to be con-
graduated that it never made its ap
pearance in our midst. We under
stand that Mesa county has had one
or two cases of hog cholera coming
from importing boars from the East.
We certainly contend that our people
cannot be too careful in importing
stock of any kind from a once infected
district Ours seems 10 be very heal
thy stock growing country and we
should remember it is up to us to keep
it SO by every precautionary measure.
We think the state board of stock in
spection commissioners should be
highly commended for their drastic
efforts in keeping the introduction OF
the foot and mouth disease from our
state. We ugre the greatest diligence
on the part of our organization in
the state veterinarian and all live
stock bodies in safeguarding our state
against the introduction of these infec-
tious diseases amongst our horses,
cattle, sheep and hogs. We think our
farmers, who are engaged in raising
hogs, should especially take timely
warning on this point.
| We regret to report at this point
the resignation of Mr.. Frank Gilpin
as president of our executive board
county and moved from our midst 70
engage in the cattle business else.
where. We proceeded at once to elect
Mr.. Sam Maupin as president of our
board to fill vacancy caused by Mr.
Gilpin's resignation.
We regret also to report the resigna-
ton of Supervisor Bushnell from mis-
position as supervisor of the Uncom-
pahgre national forest, who for per-
sonal reasons desired to retire from
the service. Mr.. ]. N. Langworthy
was appointed to fill the vacancy caus-
ed by his resignation.
We will now call your attention to
matters pertaining to our local ranges
and our relations with the forest ser
vice. The first and most important
general work of our committee was a
renewal of the business relations be-
tween our advisory board and the sup
ervisors of the Uncompahgre and Bat
tlement National Forests. We renew
ed those relations in districts No. 2,
3, 4, 5, and in the Uncompahgre
forest reserve and in district No. 2.
3, 5. and in the Battlement forest
reserve.
We report with a great deal of pleas
ure the establishment of very harmo-
noius business relations and co-opera.
tive advisement with the forest serv-
Our advisory board of the Uncom-
pahgre Forest Reserve met with Sup
ervisor Langworthy in his office or
ments.
We took up for consideration the
allotments of the different ranges and
districts and the applications for graz.
ing permits in the same. We found
the allotments as follows:
District No. 1000 cattle and
horses.
District No. 1900 cattle and
horses.
District No. $500 cattle and
horses.
District No. 5-32OO cattle and
horses.
District No. 1000 cattle and
horses.
In some of the districts the application