Show Seeding The Range With Airplane The seeding of burned over range land with an airplane has now become a a. reality In Summit county Approximate Approximate- Approximately ly acres were seeded on Wm Win S. S Youngs Young's range north of or Oakley on November 25 and 26 by the Pest Control Flying Service of Salt Lake City Guy Fitzgerald seeded 35 acres on November 27 2 Leland Stevens seeded acres on November 30 A temporary land 1 land land- landIng landing I Ing strip was maintained at the Wm S. S S Young ranee one-half one mile south of Oakley In Kamas valley to facilitate operations Eight pounds of grass and clover seeds were seeded per acre at a a. cost of about per acre for seed and per acre for the airplane which makes a total of or per acre The seeding was done In strips at an elevation of or 25 to 75 feet above the ground Only about 4 10 pounds of or seed could be carried each trip These owners of range r land have ha vo used fire as a tool to clear brush from range land and they are following up with to take advantage of the ash from the burn to provide a a. seed bed I I A protective plant cover will stabilize the soil and reduce runoff erosion The I seeded areas should be protected from grazing for or two full growing seasons to permit establishment Airplane broadcast seeding is not ex expected ex- ex expected to do as good a a. Job of or I ex-I as when the seed Is drilled but it will distribute the seed more ore evenly on hilly ground than It can ca be done by men on I horses homes It gets the tho Job done without i delay and that Is 15 worthwhile during the short fall seeding season I There are many burns in Summit county that will wUI go unseeded this fall fall fall- why not go one step further and make them an asset to the county I The Tho Kamas Valley Soil Conservation district planned and supervised the op op- op operation The Summit county op-I op P. P M M. A. A A helped on the purchase price of the I seed I |