Show Duchesne district of Ashley Forest 1800 acres of land with Crested grasses DUCHESNE Over ac res of was plowed and seeded during the summer and fall 1959 as the second phase of the An Mountain project carried put by the Duchesne District of the Ashley National Burt F. district reports the area was seeded with smooth grass crested intermediate alfalfa and sweet The first phase of the which was started In October a year consisted of plowing and seeding over acres with grasses of the varieties with the exception of the La dak alfalfa and yellow sweet Colt of the project so far is listed by the ranger as having been spent in the fall of and the spring of 1959 for seeding and spent during the summer and fall of 1959 for fencing and build ing stock watering making a total of spent to date on the The fencing part of the project consists of construction of about five miles of fence during the fall of 1958 and the spring of and another four miles installed during the summer and fall of These fences are to protect area from grazing while the grass is becoming established and later to be used for management units when grazing is resumed on the the ranger Range work is being carried on by the Forest Service as a means of making ranges more to protect the soil from to make badly overgrazed and depleted rangelands more and to produce more and better forage for livestock and When these areas arc ready for a system of rest rotation grazing will then be which will allow rest periods for plants to maintain vigor and thusly producing amounts of useable Areas with the greatest productive potential and the most suitable and areas are being done These will produce the most returns for the money spent in their according to Ranger RANGE PROJECT Ranger Bert F. situated at inspects a forest project at the head of Canyon Two drills with special hitch arc pulled by a It is a contracted project by the Ashley National Forest and serves as a means of rehabilitating forest |