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MANAGEMENT: i <br />Grazing on Western Whea:~rass shc~~ld ~e on a rotation system. Heavy grazing will be tolerated, b~ <br />production will be lowered censderabiy by this practice. It cures we!I and can be used fcr ~.vinter forag, <br />Western Wheatgrass can grc~.v in pure sands, but mare often is found mixed with other grasses. <br />VARIETIES: <br />Arriba is acool-season, seed forming, perennial grass. ~t ^ccurs naturally on loam to clay soils at <br />elevations from 3,500 to ; C,50C feet. <br />Barton wasdeveloped cccperatively by the Kansas Agricultural experiment Station andthe Soil Conser- <br />vation Service. Originating from afield collection made by Sharp3ros. Seed Company it is a plant which <br />forms rhizomes and also ~ leafy growth for forage. It can be used for pasture, hay and range seedings, <br />alone or in mixtures with c:her grasses. It has also been used for conservation plantings. <br />Flintlock is a forage variety that is boih winter hardy and droue~.: ;olerant. Widely used by conservation- <br />ists its sod is deep, helping ~t survive in areas requiring drouent iclerant plants. It is used for dry land hay <br />production and vegetative cover on roadsides and in parks. <br />Native is acool-season, scd-Forming grass that s widely sed fcr pastures and hay. It is excellent for <br />erosion control, but is slo:v ;c ~jevelop from seed. Native VVesterr. Wheatgrass is drought resistant and <br />moderately tolerant to an alkaline soil. <br />Rodan was released by the rlani Materials Station and the Agricultural Research Station at Bismarck ar. <br />Mandar, North Dakota. It is strongly rhizomous. which allows -or light sod to form even under dry land <br />conditions. Rodan is oarticuiarily well suited for North Dakota. Saa Dakota, and Montana and is winter <br />hardy and drought tolerant. <br />Rosanawasdeve!ceedirMcntanaandVUyoming. Seedlingvi~~-:nakes9osanava!uableforminespoils <br />reclamation. Adapted to areas oft 2 or more inches of precip s:,on, it does we•.I on the rolling hills of the <br />northern slopes of the Pocky Mountains. <br />_: - .. 3 -:. ~~':_.... :G.3 ~lal'rEilcS ~.i :7JEC,i~:: '.r~^v ~,. ".i° _. _. <br />