Show SEW NEW GI GRAZING Jm FILMS ls TO TELL FORA FOOR FORAGE PLANTS PLANT'S STORY The stOr story of grazing on all the range ranges range as 15 s related to plant growth requirements require require- ments in will be told in two two- new moJon mo- mo son Jon picture films n now nOv w being pared par par- ed d by the United States Forest Service Serico Serice Ser- Ser vice ice ico and the Motion Picture Laboratory Labora- Labora ory tory of 01 the Department o of ot t ture u uro rc One of ot tIle the two films On a Thousand Thou Thou- and sand Hills Hills' will deal leal with sheep razing grazing and the other Green Pas- Pas uros wi will take up the grazing of ot cattle attle Most ost of Hof of the photography was vas c- c completed last summer by forest forst for for- est cst st officers on range rang ar areas ls l's In the in- in Cl mountain region and the south south- west The two educational films will resent present the problems C el cf grazing crazing from froma a now new angle accord according in to the forest service ervice Instead of the livestock interest will wiIl be ce centered in inthe inthe the he fora forage e plants themselves since the he maintenance of or feed i is a fundamental fundamental funda funda- mental problem in the grazing industry in in- Millions 1 of or acres of ran range rangeland e eJan Jan land and l In the western wes states are in need need- ced of ot proper management to brin bring back ack and maintain an adequate cover cover cov- cov er r of o-f forage plants the forest service sa says ays s j jA A number of shots have been beon secured which which show show how pl plants react reet re- re act ct et to various methods of of grazing grazin The he stunted root systems stems of s overgrazed over over- I grazed razed plants and the strong roots i of f properly properly grazed plants are com com- com com- pared pared ared The films will show grass actually ac- ac J- J growing before the tIle lens and sm sonic some e of the more inte interesting phases of f the lie plants plant's life ife such as the breath fig Jig of oC the leaves will be presented I Each film is one reel in length Thc They will be released early next sprig pring I |