Show Mow low Sagebrush In InJune InJune June Says USDA June Is the Ideal time to mow sagebrush to keep It under con con- control and to get maximum im provement of grass according t to tests made ade atthe at the U S De- De Department pertinent ol of Agriculture field station at Woodward Okla Tests showed that mowing in inJune inJune June for two successive seasons and keeping cattle off the mow mow- mowed ed area during the growing sea son June to September kills most of the brush and keeps other weeds under con rol doubles grass production re- re reduces re- re reduces duces vigor of surviving brush thus making it more palatable as winter browse and increases creases the carrying capacity of pastures by 80 percent The mowed brush should be left on the land to provide a pro pro- protective protective mulch for natural reseed reseed- ing Cost of the first mowing is estimated at one to two dollars an acre cost of mowing the sec sec- second second ond year is somewhat less An economic analysis disclosed that net returns from mowed pas pas- pastures pastures tures was over 2000 2000 more per section of land than an from e a aim sim- similar tier ilar area not mowed Yearling steers on pastures where sagebrush had been con con- controlled controlled trolled not only gained 50 pounds more per head bead than steers steer Lori on uncontrolled areas area but butth th the the- fee r grade of z for or market was |