of these areas was one-half mile south of Seeley 

 Creek Ranger Station; the other was on Phila- 

 delphia Flat. They represented typical sites in 

 the Hudsonian zone on both sides of the sum- 

 mit of the Wasatch Plateau. Fairly satisfactory 

 stands were obtained the first year for all 

 species but orchardgrass. On the Seeley Creek 

 area, sheep were herded over the area to 

 trample the seed into the ground (fig. 10), but 

 on Philadelphia Flat a mechanical harrow was 

 used. White sweetclover (Melilotus alba) and 

 red clover (Trifolium pratense) were also 

 planted but did not produce satisfactorily at 

 these high elevations. 



One useful result of the first year of this 

 experiment was learning that wherever the 

 native "bluebell" (Penstemon rydbergii) grew 

 well, one could expect a good stand of Ken- 

 tucky bluegrass. Results at Seeley Creek were 

 better than those at Philadelphia Flat because 

 the latter was a favorite bedground for cattle. 

 To determine the nature and extent of loss of 

 seedlings, quadrats were established for ex- 



tended observation. Also, at Seeley Creek, a 

 small part of the range was fenced to determine 

 how well vegetation would succeed under com- 

 plete protection as compared with vegetation 

 that was subject to annual grazing by sheep. 



A related project experimented with 

 species, most of them native, that promised to 

 be adaptable to ranges where they did not nat- 

 urally occur. The species were: white 

 sweetclover; Idaho fescue (Festuca idahoensis); 

 showy oniongrass (Melica spectabilis); bearded 

 bluebunch wheatgrass (Agropyron spicatum); 

 biscuitroot (Lomatium dissectum); clover 

 (Trifolium sppj; and sweetanise (Osmorhiza 

 occidentalis). Despite great care in cultivation, 

 the seed of the fescue, biscuitroot, and 

 sweetanise did not germinate; but the others, to 

 quote Director Sampson, "showed good field 

 germination, and the stand at the end of the 

 season was as good as might be expected." 



Research in range seeding continued at 

 Great Basin Station during the 1930's and 

 1940's; these studies especially emphasized 



Figure 10. —Sheep "harrowing" seed after broadcast sowing on open area near the head of Seeley Creek. 



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