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Show 10 Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters Range Reseeding and Grazing Use of Reseeded Lands in Utah Dr. George Stewart Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, U. S. Forest Service Reseeding of range lands in Utah is now an active practice the part of Federal agencies and private stockmen. By the end of 1945 there will be not far from a half million acres of lands reseeded which be ready for grazing two or three years from now. Before 1950, perhaps considerably before, it seems likely that more than a million acres will be seeded. With the stimulus of Federal aid, and possibly aid from other sources, the program may be so greatly speeded up that the acreages will ex ceed by a wide margin those mentioned. It seems unlikely that the acreages should decrease much below those mentioned. on ".. Unfortunately, very little is known regarding how to manage the grazing of these reseeded range lands. They differ from na tive ranges which have 10 to 50 species in their plant cover, in that the forage cover of reseeded areas consists largely of two or three species and in many cases of a single species, Crested wheat grass (Agropyron cristetum}, Reseeded grass lands in the Great Plains have been grazed both experimentally and practically for a number of years, but the seasonal fall of precipitatiorr and the grazing needs are so different that Great Plains data are of little value for the Intermountain region. Because of this lack of in formation, a great need exists for tests of how to graie reseeded range and dry-farm lands in the next few years. Two organized experimental tests are now under way: (1) one near Ephraim, Utah, where a crested wheatgrass field is being grazed by sheep, at three intensities and beginning at two different dates; and (2) a second at Benmore, Utah, where 1 OO acre pastures of crested wheat grass are being grazed by cattle, also testing the time and intensity of spring grazing. The first experiment is being conducted by the Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station and the second by a four way co operation of the Soil Conservation Service, the Utah Experiment Station, the Bureau of Plant Industry, and the Intermountain For Both of these grazing ex est and Range Experiment Station. periments, if continued to completion, will yield valuable data and will be watched by all who are interested in this phase of aqricul... ... ... ... . ture. Sabadilla, a New Insecticide, and Its Use M. D. Wallace Horticulture Department, Brigham Young University Sabadilla, a new insecticide dust, manufactured in accordance |
