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TETON - Information is to be given Mrs. 

 Reiquam, County School Superintendent immedi- 

 ately regarding the offer of the Soil and Water 

 Conservation District to provide financial assist- 

 ance to one or more Teton County teachers, pre- 

 ferably below the high school level, who take 

 specific training in conservation in summer 

 school workshops during the coming summer 

 season. It will be the policy of this District to 

 offer approximately $100 for this purpose, with 

 the allocation of these funds to be made to one or 

 more teachers at the discretion of the Board. 

 Consideration will be given to the number of 

 credit hours involved in the conservation course 

 or workshop taken. 



BIG HORN - Wayne Nipple gave a report on the 

 distribution of the conservation folders to the 

 schools in the county. Some requests for follow- 

 ups on conservation education were explained and 

 methods to carry them out were discussed. 

 Wayne Nipple agreed that he would check to see 

 if slides would be satisfactory to replace the re- 

 quest for a tour or a movie. If acceptable, he 

 agreed to take care of it. 



OKLAHMA SSC - The Board approved the 

 application of the Lambert Creek Watershed 

 asking for assistance under the provisions of 

 PL566. The application was the 110th in the 

 State. A priority for planning was awarded pro- 

 vided that the money for such planning is furnished 

 by the local people. 



When you're young enough or 

 old enough to know everything, 

 there's one trouble. Nobody 

 listens. 



CONSERVATION CHARLEY 



by Harry Corry 



Range management is fundamental in a success- 

 ful cattle raising enterprise. Ranges which are 

 poorly managed deteriorate until they produce 

 little or no grass. Without ample good grass 

 cattle cannot thrive and the rancher's income 

 suffers. 



On the other hand, good management keeps pas- 

 tures in good shape. Such pastures have plenty 

 of the better, high producing species of grasses. 

 They produce a lot of beef year after year. They 

 put money in the rancher's pocket. 



Supplemental pastures play an important part in 

 a good, well-rounded management program. 

 Supplemental pastures are pastures which the 

 cattle can use periodically in order to give the 

 native ranges a rest. 



Native ranges should be allowed to get a good 

 start in the spring before grazing begins. Such 

 a policy for a rancher with only native range for 

 grazing means feeding hay for a longer period 

 of time. That costs money. But why not use a 

 few acres of crested wheatgrass ? It is an early 

 grass which can take a lot of grazing for a short 

 period of time. A pasture of crested wheatgrass 

 eliminates the feeding of hay and still affords a 

 chance for the native grass to get a good start. 

 Many ranchers already use this system. 



Summer grazing of native ranges can also be 

 improved by using supplemental pastures of 

 adapted grasses. One of the most important of 

 these is crested's cousin, Intermediate. In- 

 termediate wheatgrass stai'ts growing later in 

 the spring than crested but continues to grow a 

 great deal later in the summer. If planted prop- 

 erly and managed, it will produce a tremendous 

 amount of summer forage. A pasture of this 

 grass will enable the native ranges to get a good 

 vacation during the heat of July and August. 



And even when fall comes the cows are still 

 stuffing grass down their gullets. Native grasses 

 have ceased growing and the forage is dry. 

 Grazing won't ordinarily do too much damage at 

 this time of the year. But old Bossy still might 

 appreciate a change of diet. She might like the 

 chance to wallow in good, green grass again. A 

 few acres of Russian wildrye will give a mighty 

 platable feed for her fall grazing. 



One of the most important phases of range 

 management is the practice of allowing the grass 

 to rest occasionally. If a pasture is subjected 

 to grazing and trampling from the day the first 

 green shoot appears in the spring until snow 

 covers the ground in the fall, the grass becomes 

 nervous and weak. It has to be given a vacation 

 occasionally to maintain its enthusiasm. 





All tliree oi inese grasses can play an important 

 part in a ranching operation. There are also 

 some other grasses that can be used. Of course, 

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