Show experiments prove value of range grasses in utah artificial re seeding of grasses on deteriorated range land in utah has been proved practical by the U S forest service according to J floyd extension I 1 forester at the utah agricultural ri college latest reports of the forest services range land re seeding experiments show that artificial re seeding has yielded reasonably successful results on 30 experimental z inel tal lots crested wheat grass grew well on foothill range land formerly used for dry farming slender wheatgrass wheat grass smooth brome and mountain brome made satisfactory progress on mountain slopes at elevations up to feet with an annual average rainfall of 12 to 20 inches experimental plots seeded on oak brush range at the foot elevation in utah surpassed unseeded range land by to per cent idaho experiments produced about per cent more forage than unseeded range land states mr floyd it is recommended that on the ranges having average soil and moisture conditions the seed be covered when sown and grazing be controlled until the grass becomes established regional headquarters of the forest service at ogden report that th at areas in in poor condition as a resul of fire and overgrazing in the national forests of the ta n region are being re seeded according to mr floyd the work is being done by the forres forces fifty one thousand pounds of grass seed were u ced used in 1938 and last summer |