Bui. 1031, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



Plate III. 



Fig. I.— Snakeweed is One of the Most Common Plants First to 

 "Take the Range" when Overgrazing Occurs to the Extent that 

 THE Better Forage Grasses are Killed Out. 



Fig. 2. — The Ultimate Result of Injudicious Grazing May be a Trans- 

 formation OF A Grama-Grass Range to the Mesquite-Sand-Hill 

 Type. Breaking Down of the Range Should be Detected Long 



BEFORE this STAGE AND STEPS TAKEN TO REPAIR IT. 



