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FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION 



March 



tity of seed is smaller, and the condi- 

 tions for germination are often very 

 poor, so that reproduction is meager 

 as compared to other areas. Owing to 

 the scant growth of grass and the light 

 isolated litter due to the open condi- 

 tion of the forest here, fires are infre- 



Trampling and browsing of seedlings 

 are the determining factors of repro- 

 duction on these areas. By regulating 

 the number of sheep to be pastured on 

 any given area, limiting the length of 

 the grazing season, keeping the bands 

 of sheep moving, and not allowing 



Excellent reproduction on a Range which has been grazed by sheep and cattle for 



twenty-five years. 



quent and very restricted in extent, 

 and the grazing further reduces the 

 ability of fire to spread by reducing 

 the amount of inflammable material. 

 Scant forage and isolated watering 

 places cause a closer working of local- 

 ities adjacent to such watering places. 



them to be held on small tracts near 

 water holes chosen as handy camping 

 places by the herders, the greater part 

 of the danger from overgrazing can 

 be avoided or reduced to a minimum, 

 and a fair reproduction can be secured 

 in these least favorable localities. 



