Providing an improved basis for the programs needed to achieve 

 range management objectives will require a strong research program. 

 The range research proposed includes : 



1. Developing management methods that will maintain forage yield 

 and good watershed conditions on forest ranges restored througl 

 seeding, fertilization, prescribed burning, control of undesirable 

 plants, and other measures. 



2. Devising more effective and efficient range improvement prac- 

 tices, including the use of fire alone and in combination with 

 chemical and mechanical measures for the conversion of low- 

 value trees and brush such as post and blackjack oak in Missouri 

 and Arkansas; mesquite and juniper in the Southwest ; sagebrush 

 in Utah, Idaho, and elsewhere; and chaparral in Arizona and 

 California. 



3. Developing better systems of managing western high-mountain 

 watersheds and handling livestock on them, particularly those 

 areas with extremely erodible soils, so as to maintain or increase 

 forage yields and protect and improve watershed values. 



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Watershed management studies point to practices that improve timing and quantity of water 

 yield from forest and range lands. 



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