Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-12-18
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''N'' ''e' ~ 'hlI hlN'UluIltS Oh ruuCn-
ers at the Institute Yesterday afternoon.
Prof Frrnsien read an interesting
paper on gophrrs and rnbbits.an the
means 81 eradication
40 this subject Is one oi ,,onsiderab L.
mpprlhn cc To the farmers CT the cnunty
the points OF Prof. Franedcu's paper
viii hc reserved Tor publication next
week when more time and space can be
devoted to Them. Prof Duten read an
intcrc6tluL paper on insects that ciTcc.
garden crops aud fruit trees. A. this
IL nn Imp"rtnut matter To the people Of
the county, Prof. DItcn hR, consented
I" pr"pnrJ au article Tor publication
that will hc of more value to the farmers
than mere synopsis could pOss bly, he.
Ih- viii appear IN the near future.
i'h"ro WIS II goui Attendance at the
evening st tsaIon. The exercises opened
with song 10y the high School, led by
Mrs. Wu0h. " Inch wus 80 highly hpprc-
CIaird thHi the school re- -rnuded with the
-Ilmdirnp' This was gfr-I.d with "A
hcnriy round Of appnu-... Dr Kennedy
COudItun ~ the ranges and the means
Tor their Improvement He also sug
grstci several gra,scB tina; uight hr u,i.
lIHcd III rr.FccdIur The raugc.. FOllcN.
my are Few ui the points h." brought
out:
There Is no subject ui more vital I'M.
portanc" t" the raucLers oi the state
than range Improvement The ranges
hnve hccom" dcteru:nicd 10y the dcsirc
~ IT. ckiurn tu make as much uii the
land ra possihc without nny reference
Whntcvcr to future production.
\ certain number of stock can br
ranged Cu II given area ui land without
permanently miurIng 1t. Every head
Of stock hey ond that number. which we
call the optImum carrying CHpnrrty,
limits the ruprly ~ nutritious p!H"is
both Tor itself and the rest Oi Ill" herd
causing deterioration to the range or
what IL called overlooking.
St"rkmrn will Rdmit TINT the ranges
are greatly "vcrstockch but are not will
Iug tu reduce the number Of stock wh!lc
the pr"arnt systcm ~ using the open
range rNis'a. Frw realize tia, 10y ran.
uing all III" @i"cK the range, Will carr!
thry are actually ovcr-toCkrmr that IL
t. say. s"rrou-ly Depicting the range and
reducing ihc number q. head ~ hirh can
he carried IL future year.
Cnttlcmcn think TINT the great d"pfr.
citation III carving capacity IL entirely
due I" shcrr. Th's IL not altogether
true. however. Tor We know that many
Of thr ranges hnd nothing on thOm but
CHttl" "A los year uIu aud yet com.
rlnmts were mndc about the ranges he.
ing uvcTstoGKrd. " every Ona knows
the chief forage ~ "h"rP on 'hc rang" Is
the wcCdy pinutg, suuilOwCrs, golden
rods, duisi,e. dandrhnns. willows aud
hrurh ~ mli k'niA. 10 bc sure tons ot
gra,s, feed ar" ,rnmpIcd down and de-
sirOycd Tor the present ScOs"n Int the
roots are not jurcd nd the plants nt"
better ahlr to produce seed and now
growth the iolIowrnv season tlnm u they
hnd been closely YrnHcd and pulled ont
10y cattle aud hOr,C-.
Uudrt l." ,s".rnt mrih"i ~ control
ihrrr npr"nr. g." Il" no nope for the open
range. lft ~ the govern mcnts wi"h
that all the frrd nu the open range ehaIi
bc macI Tor the hruciii II tine present
gcurrn'iou. rhcn nothing can hc done
but rimpl, io watch tho forage disnp'
pcurIng ~ the i"rm % sheep and cattle
going tn III" mnrkets
There are two remedies Tor the evil
one which m"n,inncd hcforc y"nr cht-
tln nse"riutrru lnst yrnr VIZ: eymcm
81 long term lcnscr under winch II Is
the i"unni'4 lI,cfcsi not To materially
reduce the carrying capacity, at least
during The term ~ his occupation; nnd
The other IL nn additional clnusc limit.
nv the number II hrnh tn hc cnrricd on
II lcnpcd p0r,r"m ~ the rnmgc, th" p1cc
nuL number ~ acrC1 ~ COur1o varying
with ihr qunliiy ~ a." rnrgc when lcas
Cd.
Tho atuckman however who hns con-
iroi ~ n portion "t range cannot "hiy
koup Il IN good condition but can improve
il Fird by dividing II up and resting
n certain portion every other ychr allow
Ius ~" native grasaca To seed abundant
~ and frcnpcra'c FROM any Pfrviona
ErRz'up. and second by the introduction
~ introduced Ernssrs nnd fornGc pihnip'
Under this rynlrm IL would hc mecca
sarl to reduce III" number ~ the hcf'
to bc carried on ihr rcmntndcr "I tho