Show FOREST GRAZING PLAN OUTLINED BY OFFICIALS OFFICIALS' Proper Distribution of ot Cattle c. O cr Range Bunge is Advised Methods Advised Methods Tor or Use on Lands Lauds Described By Dy Arthur W. W Sampson Owing to the diversified resources embraced within the national forests it Itis is necessary for or the bm of f everybody to so ia n the theLe iao uze Leof of each as to maintain and foster the development of all Where It Is important for example to procure the best possible timber reproduction tion and growth such as following in a heavy cutting it is sometimes necessary nee nee- necessary essary either to restrict grazing uee ure for a time or Indeed to eliminate the tho cropping of the forage for a few years Such drastic measures as that of ot entire elimination of stork stock are ar exceptional usually it s s 's possible possible possible ble to graze the lands moderately ly at some time In the season when injury in lu- n. n jury jur to the timber growth is slight or practically negligible As a whole injury to conifer re reproduction reproduction reproduction re- re production from grazing r is s of class of stock varies with the in intensity intensity m- m of or the cropping Where the range is overgrazed any class of stock is liable to Inflict serious damage damage dam dam- age to young oung seedlings and saplings In general sheep are much more destructive destructive destructive de de- de- de to any class of timber re reproduction reproduction reproduction re- re production than cattle or horses Seedling a year old or less as would be expected are subject to much greater damage than older plants Careful investigations conducted at the Great Basin experiment station station sta eta tion and elsewhere have shown that if there is an abundance of at forage suitable for stock little ir injury jury will result to lo timber reproduction from grazing On the other land If there is little forage suited to the class of stoc stock grazed sheep especially the g On i h j reach each J see serious atthe of at to to ser ous damage Regardless Regardless- the amount amount of of feed available however however however how how- ever considerable damage invariably invariably I bly results from trampling The he 1 least leas dam damage ge to timber reproduction reproduction tion occurs when the herbage is succulent succulent succulent suc suc- and tender The wa way in which the stock are handled has a most important bearing up upon n the extent of damage to to tree reproduction b both th from trampling and browsing Open quiet herding herding and the the adoption of ot the bedding out or blanket system system system tem of handling sheep is of the greatest impo importance tance in preventing serious Injury to to young tree growth I In the case of cattle proper distribution distribution distri distri- herding and the construction of drift and division fences by means of which cattle and horses may be properly controlled Is a means of greatly reducing serious destruction to young conifer growth In grazing any class of stock however however how how- ever one of the primary considerations considerations Is that the range be cropped on the basis of its carrying capa capacity and never stocked excessively v Young aspen sprouts are ale more palatable to sheep than coniferous reproduction and hence corr correspondingly correspondingly correspond correspond- spond- spond greater damage Is usually In in- in Cattle on the other hand do not browse aspen sprouts nearly as ravenously as sheep and hence it itIs itIs itis Is sometimes profitable to graze cut- cut over aspen areas by cattle instead of by sheep for three or four years following following following fol fol- lowing the cutting In about four tour the tho aspen sprouts usually attain attain attain at at- tain a growth beyond the reach of sheep At that stage sheep can again be grazed on over cut-over aspen lands without serious injury to the young aspen stand For a 0 full discussion of the tho effect of grazing on timber Umber reproduction the reader is referred to department of ot agriculture bulletins Nos I and |