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• <br /> alkali sacaton and western wheatgrass decrease and saltgrass, sedge <br />• ~.ry and rush increase. <br />Management of vegetation on this soil should be based on taking half <br />and leaving half of the total annual production. Seeding nn this <br />site is difficult and costly since numerous tillage practices are <br />required to ellminate the saltgrass sod. Swi[cligrass, western wheatgrass, <br />alkali sacaton, tall wheatgrass and tall fescue are suitable for- seeding. <br />For successful seeding a clean, firm seedbed -- usually requires more <br />than one year to eliminate the saltgrass sod -- and a grass drill <br />should be used. Early spring seeding has proven most successful. <br />t <br />Idetland wildlife; especially waterfowl, utilize t}iese areas. The <br />availability of moisture due to the wetness of this soil allows pro- <br />lf, duction of wetland plants that provide nesting and protective cover, as <br />\:~; <br />well as some food for waterfowl. The iuxtaposition of this :;oil to <br />irrigated cropland areas where wildlife obtain much of their food, <br />along with the cover provided, make this soil valuable to both wetland <br />and openland wildlife. <br />Openland wildlife, especially pheasants, use these areas for cover and <br />nesting, while they also provide excellent cover for deer when found <br />in areas inhabited by deer. <br />Management for wildlife would include prevehtion of overgr'azi.ng by <br />livestock, protection from unplanned fire, and pr'even[ion of drainage. <br />k'here livestock are present,, these valuable wildlife areas s}iould be <br />,~^w fenced to prevent unwanted encroachment and overuse by livestock. <br />• C i <br />