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24 <br />Treatments were evaluated with respect to numbers of shrub seed- <br />lings and vegetative cover on August 10, 1976. • <br />Results 1976 <br />The number of shrub seedlings are essentially the same in all <br />four treatments of this study; bitterbrush does have one high count <br />(Tabie 3) in the intermediate wheatgrass and alfalfa treatments. <br />Competition from herbaceous species appears to limit establishment <br />of shrub seedlings. Water erosion across this unmulched study was <br />severe resulting in thin initial stands. <br />Total vegetative cover for the four treatments is approximately <br />the same; however, the components of the vegetative cover vary. The <br />.cover values (Table 8) for the seeded herbaceous species is the lowest <br />in the western wheatgrass treatment, and in turn, the volunteer cover <br />species are the highest in the western wheatgrass treatment. <br />Alfalfa has a higher cover value than titer milkvetch, even <br />though seeding rates were such ±hat approximately the same number of <br />alfalfa and titer seeds were sown. Seedling vigor of titer is low <br />and this may account for its low cover value. In selecting a legume ' <br />to use in reclamation work one must consider how nitrogen deficient <br />the plant growth media is and what management problems one will <br />encounter after plant establishment. Succeeding years data involving <br />these seeded legumes and the intermediate wheatgrass may provide some • <br />interesting insights into the competitive ability of the legumes as <br />well as the shrubs. <br /> <br />