ARTIFICIAL EESEEDIKG OiT WESTERN MOUK'TAm RANGE LANDS 7 



Table 1. — Best species for reseeding ordinarily good sites on loestem mountain 

 range land, irith cost of seed ^ 



SITE 1 .— NEAR TIMBER LINE ON INLAND MOUNTAIN RANGE LANDS 

 [Average annual precipitation, 30+ inches; growing season 75-90 daj's] 



Species 



Propagates naturr.lly 

 by- 



Seed per 

 acre 



Cost of 

 seed per 

 pound 



Cost of 



seed per 



acre 



Seed available on market: 



Common bromegrass 



Kentucky bluegrass 



Canada bluegrass 



Redtop3 



Seed not available: 



Violet wheatgi'ass ^ 



Big mountain broniegr asses 

 Thickspike wheatgrass ^ 



Rootstocks. 



do 



do 



do 



Seed 



do 



Rootstocks and 



Pounds 

 15 

 15 

 15 



8 



15 

 20 

 15 



Cents 

 0.15 

 .24 

 .21 



.17 



Dollars 

 2.25 



3.15 

 1.36 



SITE 2.— :\.IEDIUM TO HIGH ELEVATIONS, BELOW TIMBER LINE, OF INLAND 

 MOUNTAIN RANGE LANDS 



[Average annual precipitation, 25+ inches; growing season 100+ days] 



Seed available on market: 

 Common bromegrass.. . 

 Kentucky bluegrass.... 



Canada bluegrass 



Timothy . 



Orchard grass 



Slender wheatgrass ^ 



Redtop 3 



Red clover 



White clover ^ 



Alsike clover 



Itahan ryegrass 



Sheep fescue 



Tall or meadow fescue. . 

 Bur clover ' 



Seed not available: 



Big moimtain bromegr^ 



Violet wheatgrass ^ 



Thickspike wheatgrass ' 

 Quack grriss 



Seed and rootstocks. 



do 



do 



Seed 



do 



do 



Seed and rootstocks. 



Seed 



Seed and stolons 



Seed 



do 



do 



do 



do 



Seed and rootstocks. 

 do 



0.15 

 .24 

 .21 

 .07 

 .21 



«.13 

 .17 

 .33 

 .36 

 .30 

 .14 

 «. 32 

 M6 

 5.15 



2.25 



3.60 



3.15 



.56 



2.52 



5 1.95 



L36 



3.30 



2.16 



1.80 



2.10 



5 3.84 



5 1.92 



5 1.50 



1 The seed prices given in this table are based on average 1928 quotations on good-grade seed from repre- 

 sentative western seed houses for 100-pound lots and are exclusive of freight or other transportation charges. 

 Wholesale prices such as could be procured by cooperative buying on competitive bid should be materially 

 lower than those shown in the table. It is understood, of course, that the market piice of seed is fluctuating 

 more or less continually. Prices for 1928 have been compared with similar averages for 1931. In general 

 there is no very great difference, some species commanding somewhat higher prices in 1931. while others are 

 a little lower. 1928 prices are preferred as possibly representing more nearly normal conditions throughout 

 the West. Prospective purchasers for range reseeding should watch the market and take advantage of the 

 lower quotations. Growing season as used in this table refers to the period from the average date when the 

 more common herbaceous plants begin growth in the spring until average date when growth ordinarily 

 ceases on account of lowering temperatures in the fall. This is somewhat longer than the normal " frostless 

 season," since most of the forage plants withstand some freezing temperatures without serious consequences 

 in both early spring and late fall. 



2 With the exception of those listed under the head " Seed not available, " probably all species but one 

 occur on western ranges exclusively as introductions. 



'" In wet meadows only. 

 * Native species. 



5 Prices based on 1931 averages, in the absence of 1928 figures. 



6 In moist meadows only. 

 ' On warm moist sites. 



