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<br />Smooth Grorne; while dr- i er- or- h i Sher e l evat i 7n areas shuu I d have <br />Borne Slender- wheatgrass, Mountain brc~rne car- even Smooth brcune in the <br />rn i ::--smooth Gr-~?roe car. Ge used for up I ar~d type p I art i rigs ar~d i s <br />r-easor~at~ly priced. Srnc~otYi br-orne does r~c~t make for a nice Ic~c~4:ing <br />turfgrass--However-, it Is our- roost successfully planted species. <br />Dr-y.ar~d F'astur-e Forage Mir <br />For srnal I acreages that may gave a few t~or-ses or- ~?ttier- I ivest~?c4; <br />pr-eser~t, rnariy of t~~e at~c~ve listed grasses ar-e suitable, witr~ the <br />st i pu I at i r~ri ti-~at hlc~ur~ta i r~ ~~r-~;rne ar~dl~,r- Mour~ta i r~ Muh I y tie i roc I uded <br />i n a rn i ?, i f the past!~.re i s I s.rge enc~ugY+ to prevent over-gray i ng. <br />When overgrazing occurs, .t ~~ more ecoriornical tc. forego constant <br />r-ep i ant i n~; ar~d su{;F~ I y rnc~re hay ar~d feed. TY~e cornrnents about wet, <br />dry or higher- elevation areas mentioned previously al s: apply in <br />grazing si+.uations. <br />AestY~etic/Wi Idl ife C:or~sider-atic~r~s <br />For- der Drat i ve type (non-gr-az i ng) p I art i ngs where f I ~;wer-s ar-e <br />des i r-ed, Rc~c4:y Mour~ta i n pensternc~r~, F'alrner per~sternc~r~ ar~d C'~; I urnb i rie <br />ar-e adapted tc. roust sites. Or pant a Mountain-type mizuture. For <br />wi Idl ife plar~tirigs, legumes such as L-~ir-dsfc~ot Tr-efoi I, Sairifoir~, c~r- <br />C:icer- Mil4::vetch sF~ould tie tried, rna4::ir~g sure the seed is scarified <br />pr-ic~r- to plar~tir~g. <br />Add i t i ona I cornrnents <br />Due to changing rnar4::et conditions, seed avai lat~i I ity ar~d prices can <br />change dr'arnatical ly over- short time spans. S~; ct~nose tt~e rnc~st <br />ecor~ornical rni;: that is suitable at the tune of plar~tir~g, based c~r~ <br />the aGove cornrnents and the attached seeding recornrnendation. L'y <br />proper- p. I ant i ng and pr-~~tec t i on, I mean p I art i ng dur- i ng the <br />r-ecornrner~ded dates; pr-oe• i d i rig at I east a rn i ri i rnurn arnour~t cif <br />fer-t i I i zer ar~d us i rig a rnu I ct~ of Borne k i rid for CAF' p I art i rigs; ar~d <br />water-irrg fawns, for- e;:arnple, at least occasionally but especial ly <br />dur- i rig I or~g, dry per- i nds dur- i n3 thre year of estab I i stirnerit. Yau may <br />have Borne success even if you d~?r~'t fallow al I or' rn~~st of these <br />suggesti~?ns, Gut they will trelp insure success. Don't despair if <br />after or- so years ttie vegetation Frasn't become fully estat~l fished <br />as i t may ta4;e ttie p I ants up to 5 years t~? rnaF::e a stand i n our <br />semi-arid, high elevation mountain environment. <br />Also attached is a list of seed dealers. I would suggest that <br />you first contact local seed dealers and then the mail c~r-der- <br />dealer-s on this list if the local dealer cannot handle your- order. <br />Sirrcer-ely, <br />Leon l::ot <br />Resource C'.onservaticnist <br />