Range management on the national forests . Fig. 1.—A heavy loss of sheep from eating poisonous plants on the range. This loss couldhave been avoided if the poison area had been located in advance and the sheep Fig. 2.—This animal died of larkspur poisoning. The market value of one good cow or steerin 1918 was about equal to the cost of grubbing out from 5 to 20 acres of larkspur. RANGE MANAGEMENT ON THE NATIONAL FORESTS. 81 The best conception of the utilization of the forage and the dis-tribution of cattle for the current season can, of course, be gainedduring the latter par
Range management on the national forests . Fig. 1.—A heavy loss of sheep from eating poisonous plants on the range. This loss couldhave been avoided if the poison area had been located in advance and the sheep Fig. 2.—This animal died of larkspur poisoning. The market value of one good cow or steerin 1918 was about equal to the cost of grubbing out from 5 to 20 acres of larkspur. RANGE MANAGEMENT ON THE NATIONAL FORESTS. 81 The best conception of the utilization of the forage and the dis-tribution of cattle for the current season can, of course, be gainedduring the latter part of the grazing period. For this reason, whenan inspection is made for the primary purpose of determining thedegree of utilization on each unit, the work should be done as latein the season as possible. Utilization classification for past seasonscan ordinarily be made with a fair degree of accuracy very soon afterthe opening of the field season. The value of this information forthe current season will depend largely upon whether or not thenumbers of stock or the methods of management have been changedrecently to any extent. Where an inspection is made in the early part of the season, care-ful observations should be m
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