Show WESTERN RANGES In Colorado the foresters forester'S have bavo been teen studying range conditions condition and I have ban discovered disco that where there thero is ib o 0 grass is s driven out weeds weds appear and finally sagebrush takes possession In a bulletin bulle Un Issued by the great basin bacin experiment station the his history history tory of ot two t plots of ground is given gi One plot showed tho grasses glasses increasing due to protection protection tion uon and the sagebrush dying out because it could not stand tho competition of grass Just across the fence the converse was true true true- the tho sagebrush was healthy was re re- reproducing reproducing pi producing itself itsell and grasses were very scarce This area over o the lance was not receiving any kind kindor of or protection The Th conclusion I seems to be that it if j ranges are arc given protection the grasses will vilL come conic comeback back and kill out the sage and these ranges will come to the I to the second eed we d stage then weed veed stage and finally to the grass stage One other plot was noticed with considerable interest This Ills plot has been protected for five the predominating years ears Five years ago aso vegetation was th blue flowered After this period of protection the mon is about gone and in its place large mountain brome porcupine grass violet wheat grass and onion grass predominates Actual figures show that in five years cars this area has increased one hundred bundred percent In lii carrying capacity The range around Promontory in I western Utah at one time was w s cov covered red eared with the succulent white sageBy sage By overgrazing g the white while sage saga was destroyed It is welt well for our cattle and sheep owners miners that years cars ago the governS govern government overn ment took charge of the ranges which were public lands and regu regulated laced l. l ed the grazing nn- nn |