The Ranqe Units 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 17, IB, 19, 21, 22, 23, 

 24, 34, 35, 36, 38, 41, 44, 45, 46 and 48 are predominantly forested areas. 

 The terrain is very rough and prevents good distribution of cattle. Water 

 in most of these units is from intermittent streams and some spring develop- 

 ments. The forest canopy cover runs as high as 85 percent in some areas. 



The principal land use of these areas is qrowing timber with grazing 

 as a secondary use. The terrain is rugged with steep slopes. Sharp rock 

 outcrops, bedrock and rockslides are common. Logging roads and skid roads, 

 to some degree, improve the lower elevated woodland areas for grazing access 

 by livestock. Periodic logging (such as is now in progress) favorably affects 

 the grass production under the crown cover temporarily. Renrowth of 

 younger trees and shrubs reverses this growth trend for grass gradually 

 thereafter. The major problems as a livestock grazing unit is the use 

 distribution to obtain use of the forage on wooded steep areas away from 

 stream bottoms or springs, without overuse of fringe area roughlands. The 

 grass or range areas of significant size have soils too stoney for conversion 

 to new stands of vegetation through cultivated seedbeds. 



Suggested solutions to some of these problems are to stock unit as 

 much as possible with cattle familiar to the area. Develop additional springs 

 where ever possible. Of primary importance is the continuation or increase 

 of range riding to move cattle to less-used areas. Salt should always be at 

 a distance from stockwater. Forage conditions of less densely wooded areas 

 with moderately deep soils is generally oood to excellent and merits the effort 

 of distribution which has to be made continually to harvest the qrass. 



Turn out dates on these units should be no earlier than June 1 of 

 each year. 



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