Show COUNTI AGE NT COLUMN the range program has been a mended to permit payment tor for range practices initiated on or after sep 9 owners or operators rs ot of range land who wish to do range building tices cices for or which they will apply tor for a payment under the soil conserva tion program should write the coun ty agent agents s office tor for application blanks applications by operators of range land must be tiled filed as soon as possible the grazing caca capacity city ot of the ranch unit and the performance made by the operator must be approved by the county committeemen on the ba els sis of the report sent by the range examiner after he has exampled the grazing capacity of the range land field day at desert station on oct 16 and 17 approximately forest officials division of graz ing and livestock men from the in ter mountain country met for the purpose of reviewing the work ac complis hed at the desert station those who attended ahe field day were impressed with the splendid work that has been accod after three years of opera tion the station has gone a long way to demonstrate what can be done to improve the winter ranges the work that has been done at this sta tion will in all likelihood help helb to de termine the policy of winter graz ing on the desert it was vetry interesting to note the comparative agor of the peren nial range plants the of the range by managed grazing was very noticeable the relation of watering places to forage production and the replacement of palatable na live forages by less weedy species and the effects of drouth on range vegetation were very apparent after the forest service has gone to the expense ol 01 furnishing a place to stay and providing meals it was lamentable that so taw tow were present |