Range management on the national forests . ^*?£ ^£^?^% ? F-9-WRC Fig. 2.—The old type of salt ground. Salt should be placed on the ground only as a last resort. RANGE MANAGEMENT ON THE NATIONAL FORESTS. 41 2. That the responsibility for securing the proper salting of stockon any National Forest range unit rests directly upon the localforest officer in charge. 3. That cattle require ordinarily about 2 pounds of salt per monthwhile the forage is succulent and about 1 pound per month for theremainder of the season. 4. That cattle accustomed to being salted will travel to salt as theywill to water
Range management on the national forests . ^*?£ ^£^?^% ? F-9-WRC Fig. 2.—The old type of salt ground. Salt should be placed on the ground only as a last resort. RANGE MANAGEMENT ON THE NATIONAL FORESTS. 41 2. That the responsibility for securing the proper salting of stockon any National Forest range unit rests directly upon the localforest officer in charge. 3. That cattle require ordinarily about 2 pounds of salt per monthwhile the forage is succulent and about 1 pound per month for theremainder of the season. 4. That cattle accustomed to being salted will travel to salt as theywill to water; and that salt, therefore, can be used as a means ofsecuring distribution of cattle over the range. 5. That salt should usually be placed at a reasonable distance fromwater and away from places where cattle naturally congregate orpass frequently. Salting at new dirt tanks may be advisable untilthe tanks hold water. 6. That sack salt should be placed upon the ground only as alast resort. Log troughs or wooden boxes should be used wh
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