Show SMOKEY SAYS By Ranger KARL H. H HAASER AASER r r During the early part of October October October Oc Oc- Oc- Oc tober over pounds of a mixture of range grass seeds were aerially broadcast by helicopter on 2040 acres within with in the llie Manti ManU Division of the Manti-LaSal Manti National Forest This two and one-half one day seeding operation took place ce cn en the Manti and Ephraim Ranger Districts The largest area seeded was 1800 acres on two units of the Manti ManU Canyon Allotment The grazing on this allotment have entered into an agreement with the Forest Service to develop this allotment allotment allot allot- ment to the maximum sustained sustain sustain- ed yield grazing capacity on the suitable livestock range Prior to seeding the two units were fenced water developments developments developments de de- constructed as needed and a seedbed prepared prepared prepared pre pre- pared by the open suitable range Suitable cattle range under aspen stands was seeded immediately prior to leaf fall faIl so that the seeds would be covered by the falling faIlIng falling fall faIl ing leaves leaves- The fencing disc disc- ing and seeding of the 1800 acres has been under the direct direct direct di di- supervision of Junior L. L Hansen General District As- As of the Manti ManU Ranger District The grazing on the two units on the Manti ManU Allotment will willbe willbe willbe be deferred until grasses are well wen established Two other small aerial seeding seeding seeding seed seed- ing projects were undertaken to take advantage of the helicopter helicopter helicopter heli heli- copter availability T The h e Mayfield Gunnison CH Association tion for forand forand forand and provided the seed for an aerial seeding of acres acres acres' of of National Forest land near the Julius Flat Pasture on the Twelve-Mile Twelve CH Allotment nt Newell Childs and Keith Malmgren of the Association filled the seed hoppers of the helicopter with assistance from two Forest Service employees em em- The other small aerial seeding seeding seeding seed seed- ing of acres place on the Oak Creek allotment of the Ephraim Ranger District The aerial seeding supplemented ted acres of suitable range already seeded by hand This work too is part of an overall overall overall over over- all development program in cooperation cooperation cooperation co co- co- co operation with the grazing per per- on this allotment Smooth Brome Intermediate Wheatgrass Timothy and Orchard grass seed made up the largest part of the seed mixture |