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Show New Grasslands Total 307,000 Acres New' grasslands on intermoun- tain national forests now total 307,000 acres according to C. J. Olsen, regional forester for the intermountaln region, U. S. Forest For-est service. Reviewing a report on reseed-ing reseed-ing activities on the 20 national forests in Utah, Nevada, southern south-ern Idaho and western Wyoming, the Regional Forester said that 26,538 acres of grass sowed during dur-ing 1951 brings the grand total to 307,407 acres. Most of this has been planted during the past 10 years. The Forest Service made some experimental pilot seedings before World War II. "By the end of the war we were sure that we had the answer an-swer to reclaiming sagebrush and low-forage producing land," Mr. Olsen said. "With two to three million more acres of grazing graz-ing lands in need of reseeding In the Intermountain national forests, for-ests, but with nearly a third of a million acres of new grass, the restoration program has a good beginning. The Regional Forester stated that a group from the International Interna-tional Grassland conference to be held in Pennsylvania Aug. 17.-23 17.-23 is expected to visit some intermountain in-termountain national forest re-seeded re-seeded areas this summer. The Grassland conference Is sponsored sponsor-ed by the Food and Agriculture organization of the United Nations Na-tions in cooperation with the United States Government and is devoted to the promotion of more and better grasslands throughout the world. According to the regrassing report, re-port, new methods of removing brush and planting are being sought, and put into practice in the interest of greater production at less cost. The Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment station under the direction of Reed W. Bailey is conducting research throughout through-out the region, seeking new and better grasses and other plants which are adaptable to soil and climate conditions of the areas to be planted. , , |