The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-11-30
RANGE CONTROL
is INVESTIGATED
Needed Changes In
Rules Will Help
Stock Men

'Pldn5 1Of working out deflnitt
system or range control, the seeur
ing of the appointment of a rang,
specialist for the eleven Western
states In the near future and the
assembling of material for the pub
fishing of a range hand book fa,
county agricultural agents were
among the things accomplished al
the Western States agricultural and
live stock conference with heads OF
the bureaus of the department OF
agriculture at Fort Collins said
Cecil W Creel chief of agricultural
extension work in Nevada. upon his
return. report the Gazette.
Representatives of the eleven
Western range states were present, .
he continued, "and the idea was at
once advanced to get down to
fundamentals facts upon which a
program could be worked out for the
benefit of the live stock men who
range their nocks and herds on the
public domain. Working along this
line, We decided among the needs,
of laying stress upon the following
projects:
"First-lncreasing the percentage
of calf and lamb crops
Second-Estabishin better feed
ing and grazing practices.
Notwithstanding improved breed
ing methods.
"Fourth-Saylng young animals.
"Fifth-Keeping records Of the
ranch business to determine opera
tion costs.
1T was recommended that the
above program cover period of
seven years and that each state es-
tablish definite goals. For the carry
ing out of the above program recon-
mended the use OF all existing state
and federal experimental results as
demonstration material use Of sue
eessful ranches as demonstration
points; utilization of other special
lists qualified TO give assistance on
range problems; employment of
boys and girls clubs as demon
stration agency preparation and
utilization OF exhibits as teaching
agencies; publication OF pamphlets
ducting tours to public and private
demonstrations OF approved prac-
tices. establishing personal contacts
with individual stoekmen and with
grazing; live stock and similar as
sociations.
Our first work was to ascertain /
the needs In the range states and /
this was arrived at from reports CIV
en- by range specialists who had /
been appointed to gather data. From |
this we found that in ten Western |
states. excepting Texas, which has /
solved the range problem. that there
were approximately ESQ. 100000 acres |
OF land which can probably never be /
utilized for any other purpose other /
than for ranging sheep and cattle /
OF this amount We found 62S,000 900 /
acres are in public domain and not /
under adequate control. The re-
mainder Is either In national forests +
or owned privately. This established !
the fact that the range problem and /
its management was one OF the out /
standing problems for the growth /
and development of Western states 1
and with these facts as ground
foundation the problem of the range
were discussed.
THE question of range control was
one on which no specific recon-
mendations were made, but all rec
ognlzed that there should be some
system Of control whereby the range
could be made to produce more,
would not be oversteeked. rodents
controlled which destroy feed water
developed So that stock could be
grazed on ranges now. useless be-
cause Of no water supply and roads
and trails developed for the use OF
stockmen.
Live stock management on both
range and ranch. prevention of loss
es, ranch managements, diseases and
control. predatory animal control
and Kindred question were all given
consideration and the result Of in
vestigation along these lines will be
given in a hand book to be issued.
"Dairying and nutrition were also
subjects taken up in connection with
the live stock issues. II being the
idea to link up these projects with
live stock and range activities for
the betterment Of the service OF
which they form a part. Prof. p. V.
Scott, dairy specialist, represented
Nevada in the interests II dairying,
and Miss Mary e. Stilwell spoke OF
the interests of nutrition.