| Show Dixie Forest ores s Additional Acreage Six hundred and ninety acres of oC depleted range land on the Pines allotment of the Dixie National National National Na Na- Forest were added to the high production category calegory last summer The area was with 10 pounds Of grass seed to the tho acre in a mixture composed of 80 per cent crested wheatgrass wheatgrass wheatgrass wheat- wheat grass and 20 per POI cent smooth brome Soil preparation to in insure insure In- In sure suro success consisted of plowIng plowIng plowing plow plow- 1 ing to kill brush und nd loosen the tho soil 1011 and the tho seed was then sown with grain drills modified for grass seed F Fencing will be bo completed next spring to protect the young plants against grazing until they have become established An adjacent area that was some years ago on the old Linford Linford Linford Lin- Lin ford place now has a heavy 7 stand of nutritious crested wheat wheat- which means lots of extra pounds of oC good beef for the Dixie Forest Crested wheat wheatgrass grass was chosen chos chos- en for this planting because it has proved to be bo most most satisfactory satisfactory satisfactory tory in all respects for the tho dry ranges of or Utah ULah It Is perennial resistant drought-resistant produces produces produces pro pro- duces a high yield and seed is easily obtained Smooth brome was Avas mixed with the crested wheat because it is our next best re- re seeding grass being particularly good at higher elevations and I d where the yearly early precipitation approaches 20 Inches A mixture of oC grass seed is desirable because different species become green at different times and their roots usual usually feed at different depths so 50 that mixtures produce more than tiny any y one species alone |
