(5) How to Reseed Southern Idaho Range Lands 



by A C. Hull, Jr., and C. Kenneth Pearse. Intennountain 

 For. & Range Exp. Sta . , Res. Paper No. 2, June 1943. 

 This paper contains 22 pages packed with useful information on 

 reseeding, much of which is of value for parts of Region One. 

 It gives general principles for reseeding followed by specific 

 guides for applying these principles to certain sites. It 

 describes 9 recommended forage species and 20 promising, but not 

 so thoroughly tested, species in a manner pertinent to reseeding. 

 It also contains a short section describing equipment with line 

 drawings of the Dixie drag, rail, and wheatland plow. 



(6) Montana Seed Lav/ 



by Montana State College Agr. Exp. Sta. Circ. No. 176. August 

 1943. 



Rules and regulations and forms of labels are prescribed for 

 Montana . 



( 7 ) Good Seed for Range Reseeding 



by A.G. Hull, Jr., and C. Kenneth Pearse, Intermountain For. 



&. Range Exp. Sta. Res. Paper No. 5. September 1943. 



This brief paper should be very useful in buying seed. It 



describes the basis of seed quality (germination x purity = 



percent live seed) ; suggests ways to recognize good seed, and 



gives standards of quality, longevity, seed production habits, 



etc., for 12 species, most of which are also important in Montana. 



( S ) Reseeding Abandoned Farm Lands to Crested Wheat grass Will 

 Increase Range Capacity 



by C. Allan Friedrich, Northern Rocky Mountain For. & Range 

 Exp. Sta. Res. Note No. 33, July 1944. (Published originally 

 in the Montana Farmer, October 1, 1943). 



This is a brief article confined almost entirely to reseeding 

 abandoned farm land, cheatgrass infested and otherwise, to 

 crested wheatgrass with rather specific recommendations. 



(9) Sagebrush Burning - Good and Bad 



by J. F. Pechanec and George Stewart, Intermountain For. & Range 

 Exp. Sta. USDA Farmers' Bull. No. 1943. January 1944. 

 The role that carefully planned and controlled burning of sage- 

 brush can play in the range improvement program is described. 

 Clear instructions are given on how, when, and where to burn 

 safely, with precautions to observe, along with suggestions on 

 how to take advantage of accidental burns by proper management 

 or reseeding as needed. 



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