Show Sheep Bush African Forage Plant ant Grows rows rowse Well e in Arizona Washington or sheep bush one of the principal forage forage forage for for- age plants for sheep in the South African desert plateau areas in times of severe drouth is now being propagated propagated propagated gated by the nurserymen of the United States soil conservation service for seed increase since this plant has demonstrated extreme extreme extreme ex ex- ex- ex drouth resistant possibilities possibilities possibilities and adaptability to the American desert The original introduction of the or sheep bush into the United States was made more than 35 years ago by Dr David G. G Fairchild for many years head of the division sion of foreign plant introduction of the bureau bureau bureau bu bu- bu- bu reau of plant industry First plantings plantings plantings plant plant- ings were made from a packet of native African seeds in the plant-introduction plant gardens at Chico Calif After that for many years little attention was given to the plantings Then came the recent drouth emergency and a small amount of seed was furnished the soil conservation conservation conservation conser conser- service for experimental planting under Southwestern arid conditions So the sheep bush along with some 30 or 40 90 other species of widely varying growth habits was planted in the Arizona desert After a year or two all of the species thus planted had disappeared disappeared disappeared with the single exception of the sheep bush This is taken as asa asa asa a thoroughly convincing e experimental per mental men men- tal result |