Show Largest Rese ding Job Now ow Under Way a an In n Garfield are County The largest project the Forest Service has ever tried is well un under er wa way in Garfield County Located north of the Bryce Canyon highway between the head of Red Canyon and the Bryce Can Canyon on Airport the proJect project project pro pro- covers nearly acres About half tho the area will be plowed and the time seed drilled In The other half made up o of r rocky ridges and steeper slopes will ho bo treated with pipe barrows harrows harrows har bar rows and the grass seed will be broadcast A About hou t twenty ty reservoirs rs will willbe willbo willbo bo be constructed to adequately water stock and prevent trailing Fences are being constructed to completely enclose the ground and divide It into large pastures for easier handling of livestock No grazing will be permitted for three years to tomake tomake make sure that the new grass plants are firmly established Four D 7 and D 8 tractors plus several pieces of smaller equipment are now at work plowing plowing plowing plow plow- ing and building reservoirs Seeding Seed Seed- i jug ing lg will start about September 15 Grasses to be planted include crested wheatgrass s smooth m moo o o t h brome bream grass orchard grass timothy timothy timothy tim tim- othy tall meadow oat grass wester western western west west- er ern wheatgrass and alta aHa fescue Mixtures var vary according to soil and moisture conditions Some yellow sweet clover will b e 1 tried in suitable locations The Increased grazing capacity resulting from this will be used by the tho Forest Service Service Ser Ser- vice vico to relieve and rehabilitate overgrazed allotments on the East Fork and adjacent ranger districts of the Dixie National Forest The stockmen of the Pines Cattle and Horse Association Association Association tion who hold grazing permits on the time area have cooperated cooperated cooperated co co- co- co operated in every way to help put the project over Though they will receive no Increase in permitted stock from the time project project project pro pro- the they have havo helped with planning planning planning plan plan- ning and have assisted in locating locating locating ing water developments and fence lines Much credit Is due them then for their help in bringing this tills project to Garfield County |