Show 7 jr 1 aP p y as ti Ya r s Ai ay J f J. J c gc aYAd Sq r. r A i A a fl G i T i Y vr ya y 94 7 Q kW y ky r r vi Jw y c y 1 ad v i. i t s r kv i i d c r F f r t 1 A s N r rg W Scattered tufts of coarse grass was all that grew on this desert land near Lordsburg N. N M. M before th the e Soil Conservation service began work upper picture Below shows the same section three years later grass has been planted and it has flourished The floodwaters of the he rainy season have been utilized to irrigate the land instead of eroding it Earth dikes dike s and wire spreaders slow up the flow of the water and allow it to sink in and soak the soil The grass no not st t only prevents further erosion but provides abundant food for livestock good quality that can be readily har bar vested Improvements have been made in inthe inthe inthe the methods and machinery used inthe in inthe inthe the collection of seed of native grasses As a result unit costs have been reduced and aId the harvesting of certain species formerly considered economically prohibitive have been undertaken Direct purchase of seed from farmers and ranchers has been on the increase The processing of seed of native I grasses has developed rapidly Many of our native grasses have awns or appendages that require special drills Since seed of different species species species cies vary in amount of processing required to give a product of standard standard standard stand stand- ard quality processing schedules giving duration of treatment and mill speed have been determined by various types of mills Milling costs are very low considering the improvement obtained in the quality quality quality ity of the seed |