CURRENTLITERATURE
ALLRED, B. W. (Soil Conservation Serv- ice, Ft. Worth, Tex.). Southwestern trees and shrubs. Agaves. Sheep and Goat Raiser ‘29(8): 12-13, 28-29. May 1949. Description, distribution and economic value of agaves in Texas. ALLRE:D, B. W. (Soil Conservation Serv- ice, Ft. Worth, Tex.). Southwestern trees and shrubs. Guajillo (Acacin Ber- Zandieri). Sheep and Goat Raiser 29(9) : 10-l 1. June 1949.
ALLRED, B. W. (Soil Conservation Serv- ice, Ft. Worth, Tex.). Southwestern trees and shrubs. Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens). Sheep and Goat Raiser 29(10) : 24-25. July 1949.
BINDSCHADLER, H. (Wyo. Agr. Exp. Sta., Laramie, Wyo.). Native vegetation in relation to soil in parts of Wyoming. Wyo. Agr. Exp. Sta. Wyo. Range . Management Issue 3.4 pp. June 1948. BOOTH, W. E. (Botany Dept., Montana
State College, Bozeman, Mont.). The effect of grass competition on the growth and reproduction of big sage- brush, Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Mont. Acad. Sci. Proc. 1947-48 (7-8): 23-25. 1948.
CLARKE, S. E. (Dominion Exp. Sta., Swift Current, Saskatchewan). Weeds poisonous to livestock. Agric. Inst. Rev. 4(2): 103-108. Mar. 1949. Dis- cusses the weeds poisonous to live- stock in the 4 western provinces of Canada as to distribution and recom- mendations for the prevention of pois- oning.
DORE, W. G. AND J. B. CAMPBELL (Div. Botany & PI. Path., Dom. Dept.
Agric., Ottawa; Forage Plants Div., Dom. Exp. Sta., Swift Current, Sask.) Weeds of grassland. Agric. Inst. Rev. 4(2): 95-97. Mar. 1949. Lists weeds of short grass, mixed grass, sub- montane mixed grass, tall grass and Palouse prairies,
ELLISON, L. (Intermtn. For. & Range Exp. Sta., Ogden, Utah). Establish- ment of vegetation on depleted sub- alpine range as influenced by microen- vironment. Ecological Monographs 19(a): 95-121. Apr. 1949. This paper deals with certain depleted plant com- munities of the subalpine upland herb association of the Wasatch Plateau in central Utah. In this area where much of the original herbaceous vege- tation was destroyed by overgrazing years ago permanent plot records show that bare areas may persist in that condition for many years and that seedlings of new plants are generally associated with existing areas of vege- tation. Planting experiments with Agropyron trachycaulum in the sub- alpine zone corroborate these observa- t)ions. The relation of these findings to range management is discussed. G~ZTES, F. C. (Botany Dept., Kansas
State College, Manhattan, Kansas). Field manual of plant ecology. McGraw-HillBook Co., N.Y. 1949.137 pp. $3.00. An outline of the principal methods of vegetational and habitat analysis used in field studies.
HUFFAKER, C. B. AND J. K. HOLLOWAY (Div. of Biological Control, Univ. RANGE PLANTS : Forage value, chemical composition, ecology, physiology, systematics
Calif., Albany, Calif.; U. S. Bur. En- stock Jour. 27(17): 104, 114-115. Feb. tom. Pl. Quar., Albany, Calif .) . 15, 1949.
Changes in range plant population LUECK, A. G., V. G. SPRAGUE, AND R. J. structure associated with feeding of GARBER (U. S. Reg. Past. Res. Lab., imported enemies of Klamath weed State College, Penn.). The effects of (Hypericum perforatum I,.). Ecology a companion crop and depth of plant- 30(2): 167-175. April 1949. Quadrat ing on the establishment of smooth analyses of plant composition made bromegrass, Bromus inermis Leyss. for a 3-year period following the re- Agronomy Jour. 41(4) : 137-140. Apr. lease of Chrysomela beetles in 3 areas 1949. Top growth of 3 strains of in California suggest that the biological bromegrass planted without a compan- control of St. Johnswort is possible. ion crop ranged 4-17 times heavier LANCASTER. R. R. (Tex. Agr. Ext. Serv., and produced 2-5 times more tillers A & M College, College Sta., Tex.). than similar plants seeded with oats in Rhodesgrass, for hay and pasture in field experiments conducted on South Texas. Tex. Agr. Coll. Ext. Circ. Hagerstown silty clay loam at State
245.8 pp. 1949. College Penn.
LEASURE, J. I~. (Agron. Dept., Tenn. MAULDIN R. C. Grasses we should know Agr. Exp. Sta., Knoxville, Tenn.). De- more about. Texas Livestock Jour. 8: termining the species composition of 8, 94. Jan. 15, 1949. Indiangrass, little swards. Agronomy Jour. 41(5) : 204- bluestem and sand bluestem.
206. May 1949. A comparison of hand STITT, R. E. (Div. Forage Crops, U. S. separation, inclined point quadrat, Bur. Pl. Ind., Soils, & Ag. Eng., Mon- and visual estimation by 3 different tana Agr. Exp. Sta., Bozeman. Mon- observers conducted on 55 I-sq. yd. tana). Comparative stands, and for- plots to determine the accuracy of age and seed yields, of bromegrass the latter 2 methods. strains under dryland and irrigated LEMMON, P. E. AND P. W. TAYLOR (Soil conditions in Montana. Agronomy Jour. 41(5) : 200-203. May 1949. Tests
Conservation Service Nursery, San Fernando, Calif .) . Pampas grass- widespread use of new plant for peren- nial dryland pasture seen. West. Live-
of bromegrass strains under dryland conditions at Havre and Moccasin showed that seed-yielding ability was apparently inherent.
RANGE AND PASTURE MANAGEMENT: Management maintenance
plans, surveys, utilization,
ALLRED, B. W. (Soil Conservation Serv- ice, Ft. Worth, Tex.). Protect your native grass. Texas Livestock Jour. 8(5): 7. May 15, 1949.
ALLRED, B. W. (Soil Conservation Serv- ice, Ft. Worth, Texas) Reconditioning wind-blown sandy lands for grazing. Soil Conservation 14: 153-155. Feb. 1949.
BARNES, 0. Ii. (Soil Conservation Serv- ice, Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta., Laramie,
Wyo.). Progress report on some range and grass research, Archer Field Sta- tion. Wyo. Agr. Exp. Sta. Wyo. Range Management Issue 1. 8 pp. mimeo. June 1948. Forage production records for 9 year period, effects of mechanical treatment’s on short grass range, rota- tion grazing, and adaptability and seeding methods for grasses and le- gumes in Wyoming.
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Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N. Y.). Carpet grass and legume pastures in Florida; their growth, composition, and contri- bution to beef production. Florida Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 453. 36 pp. Dec. 1948. BLEAK, A. T. (Intermtn. For. & Range
Exp. Sta., Ogden, Utah). Heavy stock- ing-a handicap to range sheep pro- duction. Intermtn. For. and Range Exp. Sta. Res. Pap. 17. 6 pp. Dec. 1948.
DYKSTERHUIS, E. J. (Soil Conservation Service, Lincoln, Nebr.). Deferred and rotation grazing. The Cattleman 35(12): 21, 60-61. May 1949.
GEORGIA COASTAL PLAIN AGR. EXP. STA. (Tifton, Ga.). Upland permanent pastures for thecoastalplainof Georgia. Georgia Coastal Plain Agr. Exp. Sta. Mim. Pap. 1. 3 pp. 1948. (rev.). GEORGIA COASTAL PLAIN AGR. EXP. STA.
(Tifton, Ga.). Lowland permanent pasturesforthe coastal plain of Georgia. Georgia Coastal Plain Agr. Exp. Sta. Mim. Pap. 58. 2 pp. 1948.
POULTON, C. E. (Animal Husb. Dept., Ore. State Coll., Corvallis, Ore.). The place of range extension in Montana agriculture. Northwest Science 21(4) : 145-152. Nov. 1947. Emphasizes the need for range extension service to serve western agriculture and outlines the benefits which will accrue to stock- men, state and federal agencies, and state and county governments.
ROBERTSON, D. W., R. M. WEIHING, AND R. H. TUCKER (Agron. Dept., Colo- rado A & M, Fort Collins, Colo.). Pasture and forage crops for irrigated areas in Colorado. Colo. Agr. Coll. Ext. Bull. 403-A. 46 pp. Aug. 1948. U. S. SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE PACI- FIC COAST REGION (Portland, Ore.). Range condition; a classification of the bunchgrass-sagebrush range in the East Wenatchee Soil Conservation
District, by A. E. Blomdahl. Wenat- thee, Wash. 1948. 13 pp.
U. S. SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE PACI- FIC COAST REGION (Portland, Ore.). Range condition; a classification of the grass-sagebrush range in the Owy- hee Soil Conservation District, Elko County, Nevada, by D. F. Collins. 1948. 14 pp.
U. S. SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE PACI- FIC COAST REGION (Portland, Ore.). Range condition; a classification of the sagebrush-grassland forage type in the West Side Soil Conservation Dis- trict, by V. P. McConnell. Idaho Falls, Idaho. 1948. 16 pp.
U. S. SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE PACI- FIC COAST REGION (Portland, Ore.). Range condition; a classification of the scab land grass type for the West Whitman Soil Conservation District, by R. Newell. Lacrosse, Wash. 1948. 14 PP.
WATSON, I. (Animal Husb. Dept., New Mex. State Coll., State Coll., N. Mex.). Triangles of livestock produc- tion and their effect on the returns. New Mex. Stockman 14(l): 64, 66. Jan. 1949.
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RANGE IMPROVEMENT: Natural and artificial revegetation, noxious plant control, mechanical improvements
CHAPLINE, W. R. (Div. Range Re- search, U. S. Forest Service, Wash- ingt’on, D. C.). Reseeding research. Amer. Cattle Producer 31(l): 9-11, 24-27. June 1949. A discussion of the historical development of range re- seeding and of the present role of seeding in the management of western range lands.
GJERTSON, J. 0. (Pac. Northwest For. & Range Exp. Sta., Portland, Ore.). Practical guides for seeding grass on skid roads, trails, and landings, following logging on east-side forests of Washing- ton and Oregon. Pacific Northwest For. & Range Exp. Sta. Res. Note 49. 5 pp. Jan. 1949.
HERVEY, D. F. (Div. of For. & Range Mgt., Colorado A & M, Ft. Collins, Colo.). Kill that sage! Record Stock- man Ann. ed. 59(52): 164-167. Dec., 1948.
HULL, A. C., JR. AND W. M. JOHNSON (Rocky Mtn. For. & Range Exp. Sta., Ft. Collins, Colo.). Reseed, then graze properly. Record Stockman Ann. ed. 59(52): 233, 236-237. Dec. 1948. HURD, R. M. (Intermtn. For. & Range
Exp. Sta., Ogden, Utah). Sagebrush to grass. Amer. Cattle Producer 30(11): 11-12, 26. Apr. 1949. A comparison of railing and the wheatland plow for the control of sagebrush and of broadcast- ing and drilling methods for the estab- lishment of crested wheatgrass in Elko County, Nevada.
MCILVAIN, E. H. AND D. A. SAVAGE (U. S. Southern Gr. Plains Field Sta., Woodward, Okla.). Sagebrush control can double your beef-cattle income. Amer. Hereford Jour. 40(l): 6, 80. May 1, 1949.
MCILVAIN, E. H., AND D.
A.
SAVilGEWoodward, Okla.). Control of range brush and weeds will increase livestock income. Texas Livestock Jour. 8(5): 6, 32. May 15, 1949.
MERRILL, L. P. (Soil Conservation Serv- ice, Ft. Worth, Tex.) Restocking must follow grass improvement. Sheep and Goat Raiser 29(s) : 8-l 1, May 1949. A report on the effects of the 1948 drought in Texas.
PEEVY, F. A. AND R. S. CAMPBELL (South- ern For. Exp. Sta., Alexandria, La.). Poisoning Southern upland weed trees. Jour. Forestry 47(6): 443-447. June 1949. Methods, dosage, costs, and pre- cautions in the use of ammate and sodium arsenite in poisoning undesir- able hardwoods for the improvement of timber-growing conditions and to allow better range grazing.
SPERRY, 0. E. (Range & Forestry Dept., A & M College, College Sta., Tex.). The control of bitterweed on Texas ranges. Sheep and Goat Raiser 29(9) : 20-22. June 1949. A discussion of the area of infestation, extent of losses, symptoms of poisoning and control measures for bitterweed (Actinea odo- rata).
STEVENSON, E. W. (U. S. Forest Service, La Grande, Oregon). Results of pre- liminary tests of pelletized crested wheatgrass seed. Pac. Northwest For. & Range Exp. Sta. Res. Note 53. 7 pp. Apr. 1949.
TURNEY, H. (Soil Conservation Service, Dublin, Tex.). Rebuild with native grasses. Texas Livestock Jour. 8(4): 6, 25-27. Apr. 15, 1949.
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WOLFE, L. G. Tall wheatgrass comes to the Platte Valley. Soil Conservation 14: 171-173. Mar. 1949.
YOUNG, V. A., F. R. ANDERWALD, AND W. G. MCCULLY (Range & Forestry
Dept., A & M College, College Sta- tion, Texas) Brush problems on Texas ranges. The Cattleman 36(l): 17-24, 56, 58, 60-67. June 1949. A reprint of Tex. Agr. Exp. Sta. Misc. Publ. 21.
RANGE INFLUENCES: Forests, watershed protection, wildlife, recreation
HICKOK, R. B. (Soil Conservation Serv- ice, Purdue Univ., Lafayette, Ind.). Runoff losses from permanent pastures and woodlots. Agricultural Engineer- ing 30: 80. Feb. 1949. Runoff data from small agricultural watersheds near Lafayette, Indiana indicate that permanent pasture and woodlot covers may not reduce the total seasonal run- off water losses, Comparisons of runoff losses are given for grazed and un- grazed woodlots.
LEMON, P. C. (Biol. Dept., N. Y. St.ate Coll. for Teachers, Albany, N. Y.). Successional responses of herbs in the longleaf-slash pine forest after fire. Ecology 30(2): 135-145. Apr. 1949. Studies on the Alapaha Exper. Range, Georgia show the persistence of the semi-evergreen perennial bunch- grasses, pineland threeawn and Curtiss dropseed, following fires and the inva- sion of other species such as bluestems immediately following burns. Grazing values of the native range of the south- eastern coastal plain are improved by judicious winter burning.
OLSON, 0. C. (Intermtn. For. & Range Exp. Sta., Ogden, Utah). Relations between soil depth and accelerated erosion on the Wasatch Mountains. Soil Science 67 (6) : 447-451. June 1949. In the area surveyed most of the ac-
celerated erosion occurred in sage- brush, grass, or weed types and in some mountain brush of low density on soils with friable surfaces underlain by clay or bedrock. It is pointed out out that curtailment of grazing is not sufficient to provide recovery of vege- tation on shallow soils which have undergone advanced erosion.
PLATT, K. B. (Bureau of Land Manage- ment, Portland, Ore.). Watershed values. Amer. Cattle Producer 30(12) : 9-10, 28-29. May 1949. Stresses the broad application of the term water- shed and points out that the range livestock operator is the chief user of these lands and as such is the most direct beneficiary of proper conserva- tion of their watershed values.
REYNOLDS, H. G. AND H. S. HASKELL (Southwest. For. & Range Exp. Sta., Tucson, Ariz.). Life history notes on Price and Bailey pocket mice of South- ern Arizona. Jour. Mammalogy 30(2) :
150-156. May 1949. A study of food habits from monthly trappings indi- cated that their diet consisted chiefly of seeds of unimportant range plants and that little or no concern need be given to pocket mice in the manage- ment of these particular ranges for domestic livestock grazing.
RANGE AND LIVESTOCK ECONOMICS: Land utikzation, public land administration, cost of production, coordination of range and ranch
HOCHMUTH, H. R. AND W. D. GOODSELL (Bur. Agr. Econ., Utah State Agr. Coll., Logan, Utah). Commercial fam-
Agr. Bur. Agr. Econ. Farm Mgt. Series 71. 29 pp. Nov. 1948. A tabular and graphical interpret,ation of adjust- ments and changes in ranch organiza- tion and investment income and ex- pense during the period from 1930 to 1947 on 1690 ranches varying in size from 50 to 600 head of cattle.
PINGREY, H. B. (Agric. Econ. Dept., New Mex. State Coll., State Coll., N. Mex.). Cattle ranching in southeastern New Mexico. New Mex. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 336: l-48. ?July 1948. An economic analysis of ranch operation
based on the study of 20 ranches over the period 19381942. It is emphasized that although the cow-calf production pattern has been long established in this area greater financial returns may be realized by yearling steer opera- tions which would also be more flexible in periods of drought.
ROTH, A. H. (Intermtn. For. & Range F Jxp. Sta., Ogden, Utah). An eco- nomic analysis of public grazing prob- lems in Central Utah. Intermtn. For. & Range Exp. Sta. Res. Pap. 15. 28 pp. 1948.
RANGE LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT: Production, feeding, marketing, history BRIGGS. H. M. (Animal Husb. Dept.:
Oklahoma A & M College, Stillwater, Okla.). History of the Rambouillet. Sheep and Goat Raiser 29(9) : 4-6, 8-9. June 1949.
Kentucky, Lexington, KY.). Interde- MILLER, It. C. (Animal Ind. Dept., Univ.
pendence between farm and range sheep production. National Wool Grower 39(4): 13-15. Apr. 1949. A discussion of the Kentucky sheep pro- gram based on western ewes and lambs for marketing.
FARLEY, H. AND OTHERS (Oklahoma Vet- erinary Res. Inst ., Stillwater, Okla.). Anaplasmosis in Oklahoma cattle. Okla. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. B-323. 19 ’ pp. Sept. 1948. Description of the dis- ease and methods of reducing losses. HODGSON, C. W. AND OTHERS (Animal
S. PRODUCTION AND MARKETING AD- MIN. (Washington, D. C.). Market classes and grades of livestock. U. S. Dept. Agr. Bull. 1360. 30 pp. Dec. 1948. (rev.).
Husb. Dept., Univ. Idarho, Moscow,
Idaho). Early spring lamb production WILSON, J. W. AND OTHERS (Animal on irrigated farms of Idaho. Idaho Husb. Dept., S. Dak. Agr. Exp. Sta., Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 272. 16 pp. Dec. Brookings, S. Dak.). Feed for winter- ine: bred ewes in South Dakota. South
1948. Dakota Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 388.8 pp.
MARSHAL, F. R. The making of the Co- 1948.
