Show n TRIALS SHOW BEST SPECIES FOR RANGE artificial re seeding trials made by tile great basin branch of the intermountain forest and range Stat station soll in ill ephraim canyon during the period 1928 to 1935 2935 show the following grass epe cles cies suitable lle tor for re beeding oak brush ranges common brome mountain bromo crested wheat gram and slender wheatgrass wheat grass common brome was found to lie be specially especially suitable this species produced excellent and an abundant supply ot of v viable ble seed 0 n each ot of the three study areas it also has haa the added advantage tor for re seeding grazed areas because it re produces by vegetative propagation as well as by seed the best stands of mount mountain din brome were obtained obtain cc tit at the upper limits of the oak brush range or feet above sea level where about 20 inches of precipitation falls annually however good stands re bulted throughout the zone in the case ot of the crested wheat grass good stands were obtained on the oak brush range up to elevations ot of approximately while the slender wheatgrass wheat grass produced best at the middle oak brush arm area at about feet elevation and alid increased naturally on all experimental areas tests made with yellow and white sweet clover showed these species to be unsuited to the oak brush ranges on the summer ranges of higher altitude common brome and slender wheatgrass wheat grass particularly have shown promise tor for re seeding purposes best time to sow while good results were obtained from both spring and fall solvI so wings when the precipitation after planting was normal the tall fall sowings bowings proved to be more reliable best method used the best stands were observed on areas where the soil had been plowed in furrows three feet apart the seed sown by hand land and covered by dragging this method cost 6 per acre however fair stands were obtained by sowing the seed broadcast with no further treatment this method cost 65 cents per acre the range carrying capacity of experimental re seceded eded areas comprising ga acres in sagebrush types was increased iron from to percent depending on the species used |