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Show RANGE MANAGEMENT MANAGE-MENT CONFERENCE CONFER-ENCE ATU.C. That the Utah and Interniountaln rangeacan'lxj bettor ntlllzcd for Btock iBK to tho Proper distribution distri-bution ''watering places, tho cx-( cx-( tension of equipment, correlation bo-tween bo-tween range and valley farm lands, N greater knowledgo of rango conditions, condi-tions, maintenance of tho rango for-age for-age and cooperation among tho stock men was emphasUod In tho rango management conference of in-termountaln'range in-termountaln'range exports which con Tcned last week at tho Utah Ogrlcul-tural Ogrlcul-tural College. This la tho first conference con-ference of Its kind that has been A ' held In tho west and brings together 1 tho biggest-men of the country' In J, range managemnet. I At Friday morning's session Mr. h. V. JKnclpp; district forestor, with headquarters at Ogdcn and Arlhur W. Sampson In charge of tho Great Basin Grazing Exporim'ent Station, of tho Forest Hpservo from Ephralm, presented papers. Mr. Knelpp In his paper on "Tho Importance of Grazing Graz-ing In tho West and tho Relation I to Other Branches of Agrtoulture," I gavo the number of acres used for I grating In the eleven western states l to be ftvo million acres. "Much of r this land cannot be fully utilized." I he stated, "becauso of tho need of better distribution of watcrplaees and mora equipment to properly rare for tho stock. Tho Utah ranges rang-es aro well supplied In this respect, except in southern Utah whern iho need In felt, There should be a better bet-ter correlation between tho ranges and dependent valley lands where the stock must bo turned after winter win-ter sets )n and there Is a noocsslty of mere study and knowlodgo of the me of dc?rt lands." He pointed out that thero were twe classes of peoplo using tho re-1 re-1 serve; one being the llvo stock farra-I farra-I er, primarily a cattlomnn, but who I Ik forced to farm to hold his permit I on tho forest rescrvo, and to ralso Itji fur his cattlo which aro kept I In tho valloy over tho winter. Tho secoud class Is tho farmor-llvcotock iH man who Is engaged In the llvo- Block business from a speculative standpoint because ho has seen oth-B oth-B era mako money In It. Thero Is a need among this second class or ' greater knowledge of range and stock conditions of regarding livestock as 9 a part of the farm operation and not M as a speculation. M A study of the stock best fitted 'M for the loesJ range and home ranch jfl should be made and this type select-Hod. select-Hod. The yearly need of the stock should bo judged and sufficient food on the range and ranch provided for Uo fnl yea,. ..It ,g NUJyi Mf Knelpp says, "for stock to etarvo to ' death In tho spring as in the winter Cooperation, among tho livestock men will do a great deal to prevent much f the present bad rang condition. con-dition. Mr. Arthur W. Sampson outlined the results of experimental work at tho Great Basin experiment station in tho Mantl national forest reserve. Problems in re-vegctatlon and maintenance main-tenance of ranges in good condition aro under way. Ho stated that tho repletion of tho rangy condition are under way. Ho stated that tho repletion re-pletion of tho rango which Is alarming alarm-ing in many localities, Is duo to pro-maturo pro-maturo grazing, to frequent crop-Ping, crop-Ping, and falluro to recognize Just when the rango is beginning to bo over grazed. Tho results of his ob-servatlona ob-servatlona with remedies for these conditions wero reported. In Friday afternoon's session Dr. CD. Marsh In chargo of tho Salina Canyon experiment station, treated tho subject, 'Poisonous Plants of tho Rango." Ho showed tho great losses sustained from stock eating poisonous plants and discussed means for their eradication. Mr. Bryant Bartlnoau discussed tho "Handling of tho Shoep on tho Rango." Friday night the local range experts ex-perts entertained at a banquet for tho convention membors at which matters of Importance connected with range management were taken up. |
