124 MAJOR JOHN F. LACEY 



native grasses. Regions where the herbage was once 

 very rich have become desolate. Under proper care they 

 can be again restored. 



The grass of the land is the life of the land. Grass is 

 the healer that covers the scars of nature. Grass makes 

 all the difference between a desert and a meadow. The 

 pastures of the West are of the first importance to the 

 whole people of the United States. I earnestly plead for 

 their care and restoration. 



