Show ashley national forest F 0 r e s t ideal for grazing Graz incy herds 0 A X vt thi time e million sheep and our one halt ni tull lillon llon cattle graye lu lit the national I 1 orest of the ho intermountain by A G NORD RD forest supervisor pasturage hag has always been an in dispensable means of 0 providing feed for animals this includes the graz ing of all herbaceous plants teed feed gathered directly by domestic stock whether it be grass grass like plants eeds palatable pale table trees or shrubs the value ot of which it converted into dol del lars scud be indeed enormous throughout the western dates states there are enumerable communities A dependent upon the utilization of the forage products of the open range and of th the e forest ranee range and the need for systematic utilization ct the forage crop to perpetuity of the he range resource Is baling more and more keenly felt before the establishment of the na national dional forests the lands included I 1 were ere parts of tho the unreserved public domain and as such in many lacall ties had been subjected for or yeara years to every forim farm of overgrazing mis use vise and depletion at attend upon the unrestricted use of the public later one ot at the moat most complex problem problems connected ath balth the ad ministration of the national waa was that ot of di A plan of man ageont by which the forest corer and the watersheds ater sheds could be adequately protected and all the lands be restored to a normal condition if forage productivity without lt hut lana larit permanent reductions in the number of 0 stock grazed or irreparable hard ship ulon ui the settlers and stock growers who were dependent upon the forest ranges for the ance ae ot of their homes but w with the ass assistance istance and cooperation ot of the stockmen stoc kmen knien a system of range management agen lent bag has been built up under w which an effect lie cover ot of valuable forage plants hag has rapidly extend A over denoted landa lands and production pro luction Is being safely maintained in many region regions in fact capacity capaci tv of 0 the ranges has his increased considerably and in addition damage to tree growth hag has been remarkably dimin lehett the factor contributing the up building of the range lendi landi to I 1 fuu fun da mentally the ot of the ant requirement requirements tor for its nitai malaten nten ante an I 1 gro growth th tco early grazing of the plante plants tor for a succession uc celon of bears ear without relief oon soon weakens the crot system which dwin dwindles dillis away and lid ig Is diminished in vigor so that the plant it Is lee less capable from year ft i yea yr of producing pro prod icing dicing a nor normal vl vi 11 ot of farage even to extinction successive overgrazing of the torge forge plants prevents the development and disimi nation of seed for a new rop and along with this condition the specie make gains in density with tho the depletion ot of the palatable pall pali table species thia this change con g s a retrogressive succession ot of the plant cover t borage orage dep letica through unregulated grazing has keen been to severe in some localities that ranges formbly tor for meily mely pro producing dueIng falm one fourth to one ton ot at dry matter in thi tha form orm ot of feed per acre new now produce less than ibe lbs and in some instances the lands have been rendered valueless froin rom a grazing standpoint A mon fault in unregulated range practice tift Is tat eliat the eana same range Is 1 graded tossiy uy usty an the early A agea ot of plant growth without ie ilet bet until serious depletion of the palatable forage plant plants has ha taken place laca there to a no danger la in the pro proper per harvesting ot of a mature crop of forage but her Is danger in excessively grazing the plants awhile in an immature stage cf c growth ranee range deterioration ti Is difficult P i detect in the early without very iery close study ami observation until serious arlou damare damage hae has occurred where the rate of reunion of the palatable foi se ge 1 to tio greater than one to five per cent rent per 3 ear it was aa to correct this condl condi ton anil and still permit the fullest and earllee earlies possible use of the national forest breet ranges that the deferred defered and rotation plan for sheep all allotment t and similar plans for cattle divisions div lelon lave been developed nev eloped the deterred and rotation system of range management baa has been one of the moat most forward forwar ii steps toward forage by this manner of use an allotment of range is divided into units which are alternately protected against grazing lafter seed maturity thereby allowing vigorous growth ct th h plant plants and to permit an tin occasional seed crop to lowing which he the unit may be grazed ahm same eason season so that there will be no material logs loss of forage after the treatment ot of all unit units in this nan man ner one rotation for the allotment ig Is completed not only hate have the stockmen adopted this manner of use as an approved practice for the 0 16 irr I 1 roll soll dellet dei letlon lois forace depletion its a greult of grazing completed ten the procesa of ragib depitt lon 0 a up I 1 ito coundi of ot grating maintenance 0 of the forage cover on their heir national forest allotments but many are applying the I 1 in n lie the use of their priva to range hold bold inea ings in order to maintain the pro ductility of their lands it I 1 Is a the aim alm of the foiest service to continue a constructive policy in ibe management of the tile grazing up on the national lonal ft sweats and to us every effort to bring about a better and more complete uee use ot of tha the forage many beneficial changes have been made through th cooperation and assistance of thai glock stock nen and with euch such cooperation there kill be arther tr ther improve dent tient to better meet tha til need needs rf r the 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