Show Arnold Shield Shows What Can BeDone Be BeDone BeDone Done in Production of New Grasses If It we have another rain this spring we will be able to cut hay hayon on this range remarked Arnold Shields of Oakley recently to P. P B B. Lister Soil Conservation Service Service Ser Ser- vice ire when they looked at the i excellent stand of grass where there was little more than husky sagebrush from waist- waist to shout shout- high der-high when this range was purchased In 1952 i Arnold Shields was looking at athis athis I his seeded range land lend southwest of the Wanship cemetery par cemetery par particularly In the vicinity where the gas pipeline crosses the Weber Web Web- er fr Silver river creek divide when he made ml this remark This area of sagebrush and oak was I control burned In the fall of 1952 but the burning was spotted but clean dean That same fall tall Curt Wilde drilled these over burned-over areas right In the ashes with 6 IJ Ibs lbs of Crested wheat wheatgrass grass and on the south slopes and a I mixture of Smooth Brome Brame and Orchard grass with alfalfa on the north slopes After two spring i seasons for growth and protection protection protection tion of these grasses they wen wem I first grazed In the spring of 1955 This ThU year Is b the second season of spring use on this range and It ItIs fc Ls a sight light for sore eyes for tor these sheep are doing exceptionally exception exception- ally well It U pays pal to hand seed the burned over north slopes which are re too steep to drill but It U takes longer for them to develop that develop that is more protection from grazing grazIng grazing graz graz- ing remarked Arnold On the I steep rocky over burned south slopes yellow blossom l I er and native Western wheatgrass wheatgrass wheatgrass wheat- wheat grass are slowly pro producing a plant cover to protect the soil from erosion under conservative grazing The only regret was the original burn was WIS not complete so that all the hills could begreen be begreen begreen green in place of spotted with atlas areas of unburned sagebrush Roads on which you can get about and move camps with little difficulty are another outstanding asset of this range After portions portions portions por por- of this range were burned It was necessary to clear tracks with a bull buU dozer and construct onto the ridges to get equipment from one area to another an an- other othe In Tn order to preserve th these se roads and lessen water damage the road was drilled with the same seed mixtures as machinery was moved about The result hasl has In the lsen l lK en grass growing roads except for the car tracks with little maintenance except on the dry hillsides where grass has hu been slow In developing What Arnold Shields has demonstrated demonstrated dem dem- on oh portions of his range points the way to more grass and better livestock In Summit County as others like William Wllliam 5 Young and the Range Company have so 10 well demon demon- |