78 NATIONAL FOREST MANUAL GRAZING. 

 Loss of seedlings due to grazing 



Remarks 



(If experiment Is failure, show cause; If It has any noticeable drawbacks, note them.) 



(Suggestions for Improvement in continuing the experiment.) 



(Reference to special letters written concerning improving the experiment.) 



(Signature.) 



(Title.) 



Date of report ,191. 



The time of sowing and the subsequent treatment is quite as im- 

 portant as the selection of the species. In nearly all localities (nota- 

 ble exceptions being marshy meadows and swales, 

 Spril si ediSg s fan w h ere ^h e see d is liable to decay) fall seeding is 

 usually much more successful than sowing done in the 

 spring. In all seeding the ground can be worked more satisfactorily, 

 which materially increases the per cent of germination and the seed 

 coat, being thoroughly soaked and softened by the soil moisture, ger- 

 minates as soon as the temperature becomes favorable. This results 

 in the formation of a deep root system and better chances of survival 

 through a later drought period, since seed sown in the spring ger- 

 minates later, the resulting stand being relatively low, and a high per 

 cent of loss follows when the surface layer of soil dries out. 



