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Management is the key to maintaining a good cover of desirable range plants. 
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BN—-29551 
Returns from grass seedings on 
abandoned farmlands and depleted range also depend on good range management practices. 
® Characteristics of grass and legume seedlings as 
related to emergence and establishment. 
@ Effect of disease and insect pests on germination 
and seedling survival. 
® Modification of environmental conditions by cul- 
tural treatments. 
® Contribution of fertilizer placement, compaction, 
and various mulches to establishment. 
@ Evaluation of seeding practices with and without 
weed control. 
® Ecological relationships in new seedings. 
® Guidelines required to measure the potential value 
and need for seeding rangelands. 
® [Effectiveness of seeding practices in terms of im- 
proved feed resources, water supplies, and soil 
conservation. 
Measuring the Nutritive Value of Forages 
At present, the usual method for determining the 
nutritive value of forages is by digestion trials. To 
develop meaningful information, rate of intake must 
be combined with digestibility. The forages are then 
evaluated in terms of animal performance. 
BN—20516 
Chemical treatments may be of yalue in preserving 
quality in range plants. In this experiment at the Squaw 
Butte-Harney Experimental Range, Burns, Oreg., crested 
wheatgrass (sprayed and not sprayed) was the test plant. 
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