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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

 BULLETIN No. 780 



Contribution from the Forest Serrice 

 HEI^Y S. GBAVES, Forester 



Washington, D. C. 



August 6, 1919 



RANGE MANAGEMENT ON THE 

 NATIONAL FORESTS 



By 



JAMES T. JARDINE, Inspector of Grazing, and 

 MARE ANDERSON, Grazing Exammer 



CONTENTS 



Page 



Introdactlon 1 



Determination of Class of Stock to which 



Range is Best Suited 3 



Grazing Periods 10 



Grazing Capacity 16 



Management of Cattle on the Range . . 30 



Management of Sheep on the Range , . 48 



Stock Driveways 55 



Range Reseeding 56 



Page 

 Grazing and Protection of Timber, Water- 

 sheds, Game, and Recreational Use . 66 

 Range Reconnaissance and Range In- 

 spection 74 



Poisonous Plants ......... 82 



Forage Plants: Collection, Identification, 



and Notes 88 



Suggestions for the Collection of Range 

 Plant Specimens on National Forests . 91 



WASHINGTON 

 GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 



1919 



