TREATMENT NEEDS FOR RANGE AND PASTURE LAND 



The conservation treatment needs for range and pasture land were 

 expanded from the random sample used to identify the kind of soil, land 

 use and treatment. The data were reviewed and adjusted by county 

 committees to reflect their best estimates of conditions in each of the 

 fifty-six counties. The 1967 study shows 17,233,932 acres (42 percent) 

 of the rangeland in Montana is in good to excellent condition and is 

 adequately treated based on the ecological aspects of the site. This 

 is an increase of more than 6 million acres over the 1975 projected 

 estimates given in the 1958 study. 



The amount of tame pasture land adequately treated is 638,424 acres 

 (38 percent) of the total pasture land, which far exceeds the 1975 

 projected estimate of 493,000 acres given in the 1958 study. 



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The treatment needs for pasture and range to reduce soil loss and 

 protect the forage resource from deterioration are identified in terms 

 of systems of management needed to meet the problem. These are 

 identified in terms of decreasing severity in order to improve and 

 protect the forage resource. 



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