Show rye may solve early late range problem experiments show good results for fall fail and spring crazing solution of the early eaily spring food feed lug fag problem one of the che major headaches to the livestock producer er III semi arld a rid southern utah perhaps lies in the use of winter rye oa as temporary early eaily spring teed feed according to A 0 folster supervisor of the ahe powell national forest this possibility was brought very ery vividly to mind when assist tint glit regional coreter ro ieter 0 B H favre of ogden supervisor hupci visor roister folster and others ot of the powell staff visited a progressive garfield and kane county rancher to study his feeding operations this individual ordinarily dina rily lambs lamba about 2400 ewas OR on acres of rye and reports except tonal success rye was sown either continued on last page rye may solve range problem continued from 1 page one with a drill or broa diAt Wast aud and covered cohered with a drag at the rate of 20 per acte acre ulf cm abandoned farm fann land that had bad been recently cleared of 0 brush sufficiently to lil allow seeding the per cent lamb crop obtained in 1940 1040 and the 78 76 pound lambs at marketan market tn ilmo speak well for the aie operation it if throe three honderd acres of tye rye sown at me he rate of 20 pounds per acre will supply thac three or torn foat weeks of early spring feed for an ordinary baud of she ep and thereby increase the lamb crop improve the condition of the owes awes themselves minimise mini min litle mise herding costs and ihring the weight of the lambs from the feeder to the slaughter class then ithen surely this Is a management practice 9 o worthy of the con considers sidera tion of every progressive progress hc iYe li livestock producer in sou biern utah states mr folster the powell forest this fall Is beeding eUng te 1200 acres of rye to supplement inc it the rather limited spring fal fall li IV ange available on the forest aad aaa it Is hoped that every st stockman oc kman who owns or could lea lease se some a abandoned bando ned laud land give this practice a fair trial |