Show COUNTY AGENT Four leading stockmen toured from Panguitch to to observe results Of artificial and proper grazing methods on crested grass Stockmen making the tour were Wallace Jack Stanley Tebbs and Frank The project Is an outstanding example of can be done on Utah Spring ranges that have been depleted and now rehabilitated under this project which has been managed under of the U. S. Forest Soil Conservation and Utah State Extension This area Is furnishing much needed feed to the stock and the industry and community life this area In Tooele Six hundred head of cattle are cared on the reseed-ed areas for u period of two months before they go on the Forest Summer Grating experiments here have shown that steers have put on as high as three and one-third pounds per With light and moderate grazing all stock made average dally gains on re-seeded pastures of and pounds respectively and with heavy grazing gains dropped to pounds per With the lutter heavy grazing damage wan evident to the plant and will eventually be killed Gain studies were made with stock that were grazing the area outside the krea and of approximately one pound per day were During the afternoon tours at various methods of were and demonstrations shown with special It was possible for the stockmen to see the results In soil preparation and per cent or kill on the The tour sponsored by the Forest Service with Ranger Williams Ward County Agent organising the |