Show RANGE EANGE reforestation IS VITAL TO prosperity restoration Restora tiou of depleted live livestock stork ranges by sound methods of grating is of vital concern not only to stockmen stoc kmen but to everyone interested in adequate watershed protection and in permanent prosperity for or the livestock regions according to W it chapline forest service united states department of agriculture many ot of the southwestern all year ranges have been over stocked until they now carry only one fifth to one third as many animals as formerly thin stands of vegetation tall fall to check the rain as it tails falls and instead ot of sinking into the loose friable soil the water runs ott off quickly carrying with it the rich organic matter ot of the top soil more than acres have boon been ruined by flood and erosion in new mexico I exco and arlzo arizo ia a in this way and how to check this mounting loss is one of 0 the great problems before state and national governments mr air chapline summarizes range depletion losses in ili this way 1 the file productivity of tile range is reduced 2 the he rainfall is less les effect jie he in ili forast production 3 low lowr r grazing capacity increases pe pc hend heed hinves investment ment in fences water and other ranch ra ch values increasing the of production pio 4 drought in craws the overgrazing causing poor ondi condition tion of livestock small email calf and id limb almli crops bevc saive losses poor development of calves aul lanit s d 1 I sacrifice of good b breeding stock block |