44 RESEEDING WESTERN GRAZING LANDS 



5. Hard fescue {Festuca duriuscula). 



6. Italian ryegrass {Lolium Italicum).* 



7. Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis)* 



8. Mesquitegrass (Hilaria Belangeri). 



9. Ochardgrass {Dactylis glomerata)* 



10. Perennial ryegrass {Lolium perenne). 



11. Redtop {Agrostis paluslris)* 



12. Hungarian brome (Bromus inermis).* 



13. Tall meadow oatgrass {Arrhenatherum elatius). 



14. Timothy {Phleum pratense).* 



Broad-leaved Herbs 



1. Alfalfa {Medicago sativa). 



2. Alfilaria {Er odium cicutarium). 



3. Alsike clover {Trifolium hybridum).* 



4. Australian saltbush {A triplex semibaccata) . 



5. Bur clover {Medicago denticulata) . 



6. Japanese clover {Lespedeza striata). 



7. Red clover {Trifolium pratense).* 



8. White clover {Trifolium repens).* 



Conditions of the Experiments. — Between 1907 and 1913 the 

 mountain reseeding tests were conducted in every State west of 

 the Texas and Dakota line. The plots were located where the 

 need for forage was greatest. The areas seeded varied in ele- 

 vation from about 4,000 to 11,000 feet. Detailed studies were 

 conducted by the author in the Blue Mountains of northeast- 

 ern Oregon. 



In this wide latitudinal and elevational range the more im- 

 portant soil types and climatic characteristics were included. 

 The growing season varied from about six months on the lower 

 lands to no more than two and a half months at the higher 

 elevations. 



In all experiments the seed was scattered broadcast, either 

 by machine or by hand. In most of the tests the soil was given 

 no culture before seeding, but generally the lands were closely 

 cropped before the seed was scattered. The seed was usually 



