(From the Purest Service, United States repartrnen.t of Agricultu: 



San Franc is co Office) 



DEVELOPING WATIR 

 CH GH.i r IlIG 



Kow range which ordinarily can not "be grazed because 

 :f inadequate water facilities can be opened up for stock, is 

 '.-old "by the Ee-artmcnt of Agriculture in Farmers' Bulletin 592 



the development and ii^r ovement of stock watering places upon 

 ITationel Forests. 



Ho stock ran.^e c an "be said tr be -rc^erlv u.ilized, 



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;he department avers, if there is an uneven distri'/n., ior. ei 

 water. On some areas the water sup;* ly is not sufficient for 

 the number of stock the forage will support. On others the 



- r supply is sufficient, but it is not permrnent; making it 

 necessary to remove the animals before the season is over* Still 

 other areas are made practically worthless for stock purposes by 

 .he absence of water except at rare intervals, during winter. 



Range cattle' need from 8 to 10 g?llons of water a day, 

 cays the department, and sheep from one -half to two gf lions, un- 

 less there is heavy dew and an abundance o succulent feed. ITo 

 matter how good the forage on a given area may be, animals must 

 have ell the water they need or they vill not thrive. Cai/tle, 

 moreover, should not be re- quired to travel on an average more 

 than two miles to reach water, if they are to be in marketable 

 condition in the fall. 



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