CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Introduction 9 



Description of the region 12 



Precipitation record for 1900 and 1901 13 



The soils 15 



Description of soil samples 15 



Partial analyses of soil samples 18 



Forage plants growing on alkaline soils 20 



Handling of stock 20 



The range 23 



Range conditions 26 



Hay crops 33 



Methods of handling hay 35 



Sand binders 37 



Weeds 38 



Poisonous plants 41 



Forage plants 42 



The true sages 42 



The salt sages and their allies 43 



The clovers 45 



The sedges and rushes 46 



Miscellaneous 48 



The grasses 49 



Summary 55 



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