Show oyster overgrazing ma and ad the he of 1 the frag forage snori sn without tri regard fhe for the requirements require of 1 plant 0 growth abon on 11 results lure 10 humme financial loss to the stock f man and ad otten its interferes seriously r with the de development cruch and oil P r firm of that other resources of the forest rit it if is 13 therefore li of the greatest im portar to recognize i overgrazing Is rara zu before the injury to the range has haa lecome acome seno serious it t is IB a well established fact that sales an ane more mon pal palatable stable plants are killed idis by overgrazing species usually not gr ud by stock readily take the of I 1 the he desirable forage plants planta practically everywhere to in the west perennial grasses or those that grow year after year from thi flip sa ne rord root are ara the most moat valuable aa forage for all classes of stock these theme perennial plants differ widely in torm form of growth and forage value from such luch plants planta as knut knot steed and oil certain gistard a ahel mada readily give way to the perennial pe rennia kram when the latter after are grazed moderately tely or are permitted to develop undisturbed on the high forest raf fires of the I 1 termo R region ion the wheat a awais cond te oot not only the h ghea and most moat permanent type ot at v ge tation but for cattle and lowe they are probably the most moat valuable when this type of lev aution is overgrazed over grazed much fluch plants as porcupine gram or needle grass sad and pertain arub like yellow bruan brush and a number of perennial weida weeds like I 1 up apine and ad mountain sunflower re 1 place the laz where he M over stocking and too fre q quent cut grazing la is continued the p por blu in cover a won oun killed out and those plants are replaced d far by web such species as aa awat wife aade bi blue u 0 foxglove obelure ox elure rubber weed death idaa and over other pompous or otherwise objectionable species li destructive arm grazing ing is continued further this no mixed d weed od tape won give fives way to ta a number of annual pants p tilts which have practically no 0 forage value when the range reaches this stage erosion becomes on ery art serious and th the wil IB a then capable of producing only a emall if amount no midot of inferior for herbage thom we have the story to in a anut not bell of the he natural stages of the aeple depletion t to of the vegetation from th the b highest and nd the most desirable whets wheat grasa type to the complete of the palatable forage B by noting what changes are taking place in the plant cover from year to year aoe ran can readily determine whether ch the range I 1 is being in de depleted P feted or is IB merely holding ita 0 own we in competition with the inala wh which ch are grazed erased upon it il tinn in addition ad d i to the replacement of int interino erini plants plant for the more dean desirable kinds overgrazing is 13 indicated by lant the presen presence of 1 deal dead or partly dead its stumps U Ps of pal tabie shrubs such as willow ar snowberry rv and overgrazing Over grazine alinz is also indicated by damage darrag edone done to tree time reproduction which la is ordinarily only moderate moderately palatable to stock block barrenness and erosion AM of course the final result of continued overgraze over ers graz me ing |