| Show UTAH RANGES MAY BE IMPROVED BY SOUTH AFRICAN FORAGE PLANT and Ner nevadas adaa vast orid arid stretches may be vastly unproved as winter ranges for or livestock by the tha introduction introduction odthe tinous timous bu bush sit from south aarl a ir if an exper experiment now ow planned by the regional forester at sue suc T cee a as it is expected seeds from tills this great dauth drouth rf re ascent forage plant have been obtained and wll be planted within a cow days in sections of the two iwo vates states mentioned where soil and all conditions similar to those in south african regions prevail supervisor gurr of 0 the dixie forest expects to go out within the week with a representative from the ogden office to make plantings dis cn issing the matter mr air gurr says ay that it is quite possible that the introduction tro of ghis plant may entirely revolutionize the livestock industry of the section details of the experiment are contained in the dally daily news letter sent out from the ogden office under date data i of march 22 from which we qvod quote the following regional For forester eRter R 11 rutledgh Rut lodge dg Is in receipt of seeds fro from a number t f south most important tor for age plants which obtains I 1 tor for him by nils nile B ecko ackt formerly of ogden now prominent in the south african forestry the seeds tre ire from the famous fan iri bush plans which supply highly nutritious and palatable firago in tile the arid regions f south africa ind it Is tile the hope of mr nu that these tarse plants ariar be introduced I 1 ir the intermountain region to an augment the forage supply on the des erts and drier ranges mr rutledge first became interested in the plants after reading an article by mr melville chater in the april 1931 issue of the national geographic magazine in which he states only second in ili to the tabled fabled greek herb berb moly Is that tumble hamble looking aromatic growth tile the bush through tears ears when all other forms of life have perished flocks will thrive on that extraordinary plant aven when it has been sun scorched beyond recognition the two harrods Kar Har roos dry table lands totaling square miles support a great wool industry thanks to the marvelous bush which sustains sheep when tinder drought conditions all other herbage has perished frankg carpenter an ando dother lher not no ed writers also pay glowing tribute to the kairon bush as a forage plant mr graciously complied compiled with a request for seeds of the plant ind and in cooperation with mr C C taylor united states agricultural pi pretoria south africa and dr J 13 pole evans chiot chief ot the south african division or of plant industry obtained d the seed and submitted it to mr rutledge together with data on the habitat at 0 als 19 plants plans are now being made at th regional office to make mak trial plant 1 tags lags of the rood bid at various places in southern bitah and southern SouT Sou Cern nevada nerada where the climate and bollari similar to the region f rt ff f south attica africa it Is desired to get trio plants established in the most lav favorable places tor for their growth li 11 tl the e hope that th at they can later I 1 hi spread over greater portions ot of VV tt V V legons it the t proves grovr s successful and makes a ax liable addition to the forage supply PT |
