Show conservation notes by V ln 1 in ono one of my past publications ot of conservation notes we vo discussed disi several ways an and 1 I means calls of dealing clearing and re seeding sago sage brush land dy by re seeding to per lennual grasses such as created wheat ran ranchers can maintain their livestock in bettor better condition produce heavier lie alei calves or lambs raise larger calf balc or lamb crops and heavier wool clips sustain smaller death loss and gat gain more effective control of erosion after several years 0 of exper lenca with clearing and reseed lug ing sagebrush lands in garfield Gartl eld county as well as the rest lest of utah we have found that the process can bo be successful by sovel bevel cral al different methods and that it Is distinctly profitable for best results sage clearing and re seeding go hand in hand dealing clearing removes much of the competition from sagebrush and other oilier plants making it much easier tor for seeded grass seedling to establish themselves possibly the most co common ninion method used hero heio in garfield county for foi clearing sagebrush Is with a wheatland plow this method Is adapted to slopes under 20 to 30 per pel cent and to soils bolls moderately model abely free from rocks the best kills are usually obtained when soil Is moist therefore spring plowing plotting Is preferred erred the soil settles to a flimer firmer seedbed after spring plowing and there Is a greater reduction of weeds and ass if plowing Is done beffi e its seed matures if larger areas are aie to be cleared howe liotte er ei the entire spring suni sum mei and fall seasons are aie satisfactory toi for dealing clearing good jobs of plowing usually gle give a 80 to 90 poi per cent kill hill of the sage the most commonly used unit for foi plowing sage bage is a 35 to 40 horsepower hoise powei crawler type tra tractor tor with a 9 to 10 foot disc plow the unit the district had here heie in garfield gill field county last year would plow from 2 to 3 acres an hour A farm which can pull a 0 3 to 4 bottom plow when a 6 to 8 foot disc plow Is attached also makes a well matched unit it A will clear from one to ono one and one half acres nn an hour most operators ope agree that 26 inch discs are preferable to smaller sizes and would try bigger discs if them aliey were available aral lable Ilea II eally vily cupped discs are preter prefer able and ana strong construction Is desirable throughout in a later issue ot of conservation notes I 1 will discuss railing and burning ot of sagebrush and how it has applied on other ranches lan clies throughout the state |