CONTENTS. 



NIM. 



PAOB. 



VI. Obauiio Ixdioatobs Continued. 



OTKMoiunxa. 



205 



297 



Indkaton of OTVfinnns 297 



SoflfatiwMiiKlkttton 298 



Hdftfurutw M indioaton 299 



CMd M indioaton 300 



BbrabaMindkMton 300 



Ammi^u as indioaton 301 



Ptairto and plains indieatora 302 



DMirt plaint indieatora 302 



DuiMili t' * prairie indicators 303 



Great Basin indieatora 304 



Orecirasinc in the past 304 



Sucweasion and cycles 307 



Relation of tall-grasses and short-grasses . 308 



Overgraiing cycles 309 



RANGE IMPROVEMENT. 



Hiatory 



AvrequiBtea 



IhwiiiMil faetors. 

 Pkoperatoeking.. 

 Rotation graxing. 



310 



311 



312 



312 



314 



Rodent eradication 316 



Eradication of poisonous plants 317 



Eradication of weeds and cacti 319 



Eradication of brush 320 



Manipulation of the range 321 



Plant introduction on the range 322 



Pnrequisites for seeding and planting .... 324 



New investigations 326 



Forage development 327 



Water development 328 



Herd management 329 



EaaENTIALS OP A ORAZINO POLICT. 



A proi>er land system 330 



Esbentials 330 



PAOB. 



VI. Grazing Indicators Continued. 



ESSENTIALS OP A ORAZINO POLICT Continued. 



The Kent grazing bill 331 



Classification and range surveys 334 



Production cycles 334 



Ranch management surveys 335 



VII. Forest Indicators. 



Nature 336 



Kinds of indieatora 336 



PORBST types. 



Bases 337 



Comparison of views 342 



Forest sites 343 



Succession as a basis 344 



Significance 345 



climatic and edaphic indicators. 



Climatic indieatora 345 



Edaphic indicators 348 



Water-content indicators 348 



Light indicators 349 



Site indicators 349 



Growth as an indicator 360 



Burn indieatora 353 



Grazing indieatora 355 



Cycle indieatora 367 



PLANTING indicators. 



Kinds 357 



Prerequisites for planting and sowing .... 358 



Use of climatic cycles 359 



Reforestation indieatora 369 



Afforestation indieatora 362 



Bibliography 364 



Index 375 



