Uintah Basin Standard | 1957-02-28 | Page 6 | Forest Range Reseeding Completed on Mosby Mountain Area; Report Made by Ranger Bill Worf

RANGE GETS This disc and drill constitute part of the equipment used to reseed parts of the Ashley National Forest Portion where Is being done is on Mosby story for complete Forest Range Completed On Mosby Mountain Report Made By Ranger Bill The of acres of National Forest land on the Roosevelt Ranger District of the Ashley National Forest was recently Forest Ranger Bill Won announced The area is of sage brush type located in Mill and Grouse Canyon near the Forest boundary on the Mosby Mountain A towner disk plow was used where soil conditions and the seed was planted with a On the rocky areas a Dixie drag or harrow was used along with broad-cast Ranger of these methods have been found to be very effective in killing the sage brush and removing competition thus allow ing the grass seed to get a good The method breaks up and defoliates the sage brush thereby killing or at least retarding the growth until a stand of grass be comes competition Dy the grass will then hold the sage brush down and insure a better range condition and higher productivity for the Should Increase Grazing these worn out ranges we hope to increase the grazing capacity so that good planning of grazing use livestock may continue to pasture areas of native range without damage to watershed and other livestock numbers and good management are essential for keeping seeded areas as well as native range in a highly productive Seeding will also establish a good plant cover that will stabilize the soil and check he Fine Cooperation further on the area have shown a high degree of cooperation with the Forest Service in that they agree to take three years non-use on the area to insure the establishment of the grass certainly commend the for their cooperation as proper administration of our National Forest land requires a close working relationship between the and the land method we used has been highly successful on the other areas and we are eagerly looking forward to next spring when the seedlings start to and the results of our work are better