Bul. 1031, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. PLATE III. 
F-46456-A 
Fic. |.—SNAKEWEED IS ONE OF THE Most COMMON PLANTS FIRST TO 
*““TAKE THE RANGE” WHEN OVERGRAZING OCCURS TO THE EXTENT THAT 
THE BETTER FORAGE GRASSES ARE KILLED OUT. 
F-38571-A 
FiG. 2.—THE ULTIMATE RESULT OF INJUDICIOUS GRAZING MAY BE A TRANS- 
FORMATION OF A GRAMA-GRASS RANGE TO THE MESQUITE-SAND-HILL 
TYPE. BREAKING DOWN OF THE RANGE SHOULD BE DETECTED LONG 
BEFORE THIS STAGE AND STEPS TAKEN TO REPAIR IT. 
