. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 12 BULLETIN 4, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. On Sturgill Kange, at an altitude of about 7,600 feet and in the same general type as the Stanley Kange, 5 acres were seeded. The area selected is an old bed ground lying in a shallow coVe. The ground is smooth, except for occasional narrow ruts caused by erosion in the spring. The general aspect is toward the southwest, with a gradient of 5° to 6°. The area formerly bore a heavy growth of mountain bunch grass {Festuca viridula), but is now bare of vege- tation save for a
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 12 BULLETIN 4, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. On Sturgill Kange, at an altitude of about 7,600 feet and in the same general type as the Stanley Kange, 5 acres were seeded. The area selected is an old bed ground lying in a shallow coVe. The ground is smooth, except for occasional narrow ruts caused by erosion in the spring. The general aspect is toward the southwest, with a gradient of 5° to 6°. The area formerly bore a heavy growth of mountain bunch grass {Festuca viridula), but is now bare of vege- tation save for a few scattered tufts of yarrow or Maid tansy, sedge, and needle grass (Stipa minor) and a small clump of alpine fir and 32roc£s. Legend A Coniferous frees / Logs Fig. 3.—Chart of the seeding experiment on the Sturgill Range. whitebark pine in plot 1. (See fig. 3.) Small portions of plot 1 and plot 5 are covered by logs. The soil is a deep basaltic clay loam similar to that on Stanley Range, but richer in organic matter. Soil samples taken at a depth of 8 inches at various times during the main growing season gave an average moisture content of 27 per cent. Although sheep have been bedded on the ground for several years, the soil has not been packed to a great extent. Plot 1 contained 1 acre. It was divided into three subplots, each of one-third acre. Subplot 1 was seeded to timothy at the rate of 9 pounds per acre; subplot 2, to redtop at the rate of 15 pounds per. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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