Show i iU nY OF OP RANGE FEED FEEl RESOURCES READY JUIA Y I I. I Definite economic Information on the limo carrying capacity oc of range laud land landin in iu hr eleven western states first of or iI isi iti 1 nature mature to be prepared by bythe the federal is expected to tolie be lie ready for o c cattle sheep and p raisers by JulyA JuljI July I j ii W w W. W A TI i or A A. A Lloyd director i of or agricultural agrIcultural agricultural tural extension ion work in the west I has Inns charge chargo of tho the survey which will summarize the normal feed resources feed resources by areas and will give stockmen scientific knowledge on which to base their operations He expects aspects the data to reveal both anti and overstocked regions and amid to on enable able arrival at a practical animal unit per year for tor each section Investigation already has established established the tho fact that potential carrying carryIng carrying carry- carry Ing capacity varies with regional changes in climate altitude moisture mois ture tune and soil The survey will list lisl t resources with respect ct to their g ROO- ROO geographic o- o graphic locations rather than hams J jj states and for each area will show how the average number of or acres required b by each animal for tor the Ithe entire grazing grazing graz graz- ing period Tine The abuse e or pr protection t which r range land laud has had in tine the past titters enters en tit- n- n tel'S vividly into the survey In some seine places It Is found necessary to allow seventy five acres I tier for or each animal carried through the season while in others fifteen n or 01 twenty acres suit suf l lee fice ce Frequently lack of information information information tion on stocking has lu resulted In in- heavy losses from undernourished undernourished- cattle and sheep Land with a 95 per cent carrying capacity will give gi 90 steers stOel's an an abundance of food faoa but bin If It pastured to steers will have an adverse erse effect on each one The survey carries th the the- Scale cale of coefficients coefficients coefficients sufficiently high to to o measure scientifically the requirements of or any herd Allocation of lands lands' naturally adapted to sheep of or cattle is considered considered consid consid- ered ered of f prime importance and maybe maybe may maybe be for turning mediocre cattle lands into profitable sheep ranges or vice ice versa This of the survey Involves studies of or climate altitude and moisture of which the latter has a tremendous influence Moisture J variations make maleo a n. d e ce of as much as ns a third either er up tip or r down in the carrying capacity of same s me areas In a single grazing season S Stockmen in general aJ are keenly interested in tho the forthcoming ug data Federal field men have covered mos moi t of or the western territory in iu connection connection connection tion with the the survey and leave Lave received ed wide cooperation Both Loth sheep and cattle raisers have subjected their stock to inspection with wilt a view to eliminating unproductive types Scores s of corrals have bc boon been u turned into forums where plans have boon been initiated to weed out tho time s scrub ruh strains that their place in the time herds may be taken by full-bloodied full beef types |