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feed for the following year, not only on account of the seed scattered, 

 but because it provides a good seed bed. 



9. Sheep are no more injurious to a range, when properly handled, 

 than are cattle. 



10. On account of the importance of the tan oak to Calif ornian 

 industries, an investigation of the resources of the State in this direc- 

 tion is desirable. 



11. The protection of drinking holes preserves the water supply and 

 adds greatly to the value of the range; wherever possible proper 

 drinking troughs should be placed at a short distance from the spring 

 and the spring itself should be fenced. Small springs are often ruined 

 by trampling. 



12. The maintenance of springs and streams by preserving the tim- 

 ber and brush in their immediate vicinity is of the greatest importance 

 to the range ; it not only conserves the water supply, but also affords 

 shelter to the stock in cold, wet weather. 



13. The importance of maintaining good fences around a range 

 should not be overlooked, and wherever practicable it is found profit- 

 able to fence off a range into several pastures, giving each one a rest 

 from time to time. 



