Show recommendations it is important to keep in d that in the intermountain region the land area is already largely devoted to the production of livestock i in order that future moves i to increase these there products be sound the following recommendations are t timely me efforts to increase livestock products should recognize that our western land area is largely devoted to tile the raising of livestock any program thus initiated should I 1 I 1 be developed with emphasis on oil ini increasing feed rather than numbers of I livestock we can increase livestock production but in many instances 1 this may mean actual reduction of livestock numbers now using typical range lands in other words word S more feed go into production and a I 1 lesser proportion into mere maintenance 1 i I 1 the production of livestock and livestock products can be increased on 1 I 1 lands already devoted to this use by 1 adjusting livestock numbers to toj the forage produced taking into account annual forage fluctuations due to climate and the degree of use which chich can stand I 1 the forage I 1 2 taking into account the best time for forage to be used 1 3 using supplements where thoy are economical to overcome protein I 1 mineral or other deficiencies 4 using the best known livestock Ih estock management pra practices coordinated j with the best range 1 tices cices 5 rehabilitation of cf deteriorated range fanget this may be accomplished artificial seeding of the bet through tigi ter areas to adapted adante grass brasis er asis on farm lands fcc is control with the more under mans production of more feed there can call actual increase in livestock often be an nun numbers ibers as well veil as increased from alli animals nials now on the farm these include 1 Re seeding of abandoned farm land to native and adapted exotic grasses 2 retirement of steeply eloping sloping lands and those with shallow either dry or irrigated to adapted pasture mixtures 3 providing for art an acreage of pas paa ture or feed crops in crop rotations certain livestock or livestock pro I 1 be increased at the eap exp expense nse ducts can nf for example example it u is 10 possible ay nf example u 10 ay of call others rs the production at to increase sheep of cattle or vice versa or ex expense of the expense at milk production de atiat whichever play may seem more sl rolle tle contemplated liv livestock estock programs if based on oil 0 something om ething are policies anil and outline the livestock the preceding like ike industry lias ins before it t the he opportunity p unity a and nd means of simultaneous port part neds of war immediate the ly y serving |