Show BUllETIN UN ON BASIN COMPLETED Study On Basin Range Conditions Released From Press Range Conditions in the Uintah Uintah Uintah Uin Uin- tah Basin Utah a a. page 36 illustrated illustrated illustrated illus illus- bulletin prepared by the Utah agricultural experiment station station station sta sta- tion has been released from the press and copies will be available for circulation David Burgoyne executive secretary of the experiment station announced Monday The forest service and soil conservation conservation conservation con con- service of the United States department of agriculture and the division of grazing and bureau of Indian affairs of the department department department de de- de- de of interior cooperated in compiling information and data for the publication The authors propose a program whereby there will be more supplemental supplemental supplemental sup sup- feeding g of livestock on the range increased feeding of livestock on the farm shifts in m I seasonal use of ranges and other I improvements in range management management management manage manage- ment practices and reduction In number of stock grazed on spring fall and winter ranges Deterioration In the bulletin serious increases In erosion and reduction of palatable palatable palatable pa pa- forage in the area are charged to early misuse of range rangelands rangelands lands coupled with periods of abnormally abnormally abnormally ab ab- ab- ab normally low precipitation Range capacity studies show lower ranges of the Basin have been supporting support support- ing numbers far beyond their capacity capacity ca ca- and there is a Beri serious us lack of balance between seasonal forage demand and proper seasonal use of range lands in the area It is shown that a precipitation of less than seven inches is recorded recorded recorded re re- re- re corded in many parts of the Basin in average years and that in 11 years of the past 50 the precipitation precipitation precipitation tation has hos been less than 5 inches although moisture in mountainous areas is adequate to produce good forage Traces History The publication traces the grazing grazing grazing graz graz- ing history of ranges In the Basin from the time they were grazed by wild animals only until the present present present pres pres- ent when they are under strict control of the forest service and the division of grazing The bulletin is the first publication publication tion Uon under the agricultural experiment experiment expert expert- ment stations station's project which provides for a study of the agricultural agricultural agricultural agri agri- cultural resources of the entire state of Utah and nd their utilization The project was was set up in April 1936 to measure by areas the basic agricultural resources of the state and to translate the information information mation matlon into a program of more efficient use First Area Studied The first areas being studied are the Uintah Basin and Utah county Study of these areas is being conducted In in four sub economic eels economic aspects soil and Continued on Page Five |