630 JOURNAL OF I-ORESTRV 



Plot No. 7 



Exposure : 20 per cent S. slope and top of ridge. 



Timber: Mature. 



Cutting: Heavy. 



Soil quality : Fair. 



Soil moisture : Fair on slope. Good on ridge. 



Ground cover : Heavy bunch grass. 



Seed trees: Intermediate and mature. Plentiful. 



Brush disposal : Piled, but very loosely. 



Grazing, C&H : Heavily grazed except in thick brush. 



Grazing, S&G: None recently. 



Reproduction : 6-year and younger very plentiful. Abundance of 

 2-year-old, both on old tree sites and in well-grazed openings in brush. 

 A few of larger size coming up through lighter brush. 



Conclusions: Good seed trees plentiful. Heavy grass kept down by 

 cattle grazing. Ground promptly reseeded. Brush left on ground 

 tends to conserve moisture. It should be thinly scattered on very dry 

 sites, but better done away with on north and east exposure, as ad- 

 vantages are more than offset by increased fire danger and smothering 

 of seedlings. 



Plot No. 8 



Exposure: North slope 15 per cent. 



Timber: Mature. 



Cutting : Very heavy. 



Soil quality : Very good. 



Soil moisture : Very good. 



Ground cover: Good bunch grass. Scanty as yet on old tree sites. 



Seed trees : Large intermediate. 



Brush disposal : Lopped and left. 



Grazing. C&H : Full utilization except in brush. 



Grazing, S&G: None recently. 



Reproduction : None older than cutting. 2-year-old coming in very 

 plentifully around all old stumps and in all well-grazed openings in 

 brush. Seedlings noticeably larger around stumps than in grassed 

 areas. 



Conclusions: Complete C&H grazing very desirable in heavily 

 grassed area. Intermediate seed trees best for prompt and plentiful 

 reseeding of cut-over areas. Lack of seedlings prior to cutting prob- 

 ably chargeable to sheep grazing. Seedlings cannot come in for many 

 years where brush is heavy, and the amount and even age of the stand 

 will be greatly afifected thereby. 



