Show SMOKEY SAYS By Ranger KARL IL HAASER In the West over one-fifth one of the sheep and one eighth of the nations nation's cattle graze national forest ranges forest ranges s for part pait of each year The 1 million acres on the LaSal ManU National National Na Na- Forest are divided into many range allotments of which 18 are located on the Manti ManU Ranger District Each of these grazing units has its own peculiar problems They might include lack of water the presence of poisonous poison poison- ous plants destruction of forage forage forage for for- age by rodents or invasion by woody plants On some allotments allotments allot allot- ments proper distribution of lives livestock ock over the range may maybe maybe maybe be a serious problem A long term objective in managing our ranges includes keeping livestock numbers in balance with available forage while still maintaining the soil and watersheds in good condi condi- tion This is done by building up forage production through seeding and by disbursing disbursing- livestock over all parts of the the- range at the proper seasons of use The construction of drift fences rotational pastures pastures pastures pas pas- tures proper salting and the development 0 of f watering places aid in getting proper propel distribution objective objective- Another term long-term is to skillfully coordinate the the- grazing with other major uses of the forest This means making making making mak mak- ing the lands sui suited ed for forage forage forage for for- age production available to livestock It also means managing managing managing man man- aging grazing lan lands s to protect watersheds protect food and homes for wildlife protect recreation sites and the young trees Under the two basic conservation conservation conservation con con- principles of multiple multiple multiple mul mul- tiple use and sustained yield mountain grasslands will continue continue continue con con- to feed generations of or sheep ar and d cattle in hi high Alpine Alpine Alpine Al Al- pine meadows on open hillsides hillsides hillsides hill hill- sides and in park-like park stands of timber on our National For For- est |