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BIOLOGICAL SURVEY
REINDEER EXPERIMENT
STATION OF NOME
Nome. Alaska. Oct. 18, 1922
Scientific investigations of rein
deer- and the reindeer industry in
Alaska was initiated early in the
summer of 1920. and is continuing.
The work is being conducted by the
Biological Survey. Dr. E. W. Nelson
chief. U. S. Department of Agricul
ture. Party headquarters and the
Experiment Station were first estab
lished at Unalekleet. but recently
have been moved to Nome. The
original party comprised four men.
two grazing experts and two veter
inerians. In addition one man. is
stationed at Unalaska investigating
grazing possibilities on the Aleutian
Islands, and another man is station
ed at Fairbanks investigating the
Caribou herds. The chief veterin
erian formerly with the party Is
now on a detail trip to Norway
where he is investigating the rein
deer conditions among the Lapps.
The Nome station is well equipped
for the work Involved, being fur
nished with a complete modern la
boratory. complete reconnaissance •
and mapping equipment, a dog team ]
for winter travel, and the gas schoo- ]
aer “Hazel” for summer cruising. \
The primary object of the inves- 1
ligations is to give scientific aid i
tending toward the greater and bet- <
ter development of the reindeer in- j
lustry as such, for the benefit of I
native and whiteman alike The i
investigations conducted during
1020 and 1021 entailed a compre
hensive survey of the field as a
whole with the object of ascertain
ing the conditions, important prob
lems and needs of the industry.
Management of herds, division and
utilization of range, ownership of
stock and occupation of grounds
were gone into. As a result recom
mendations were made for the es
tablishment of a permit or lease
system for Alaska and a bill to that
effect has now been introduced in
Congress by Senator Smoot pf Utah.
In addition, the investigations
have included a study of the disease
and parasites of reindeer, the ex
isting methods of range and stock
handlii^g, carrying capacity deter
nination of ranges, the utilization
ind allotment of range, the plants
grazed by reindeer including their
xabits of growth and reaction to
grazing, reconnaissance (extensive
ind intensive) to determine proper
inits for future allotments, habits
md reaction of the animal itself to
nethod of handling, breeding prob- !
sms, fawning, branding, oorraling, 1
erding, salting slaughtering, feed- 1
ng, organization and general man- ’
gement, and in fact anything and
verything that has to do with the 1
razing of stock on the range. All '
hese studies aro being conducted
a greater detail with a view of mak
Ini? recommeiwiaiions irom w
time to relpdeer men for better and
proper handling of their range and
stock. Covering the studies results
obtained during 1920 and 1921, a
reindeer bulletin has been publish
ed and will shortly be available for
distribution.
During the past year. In addition
to reconnaissance and range and
stock management studies, particu
lar attention was paid to the further
c-onsideirfUion of the vegetation
making up the range forage crop.
This especially involves studies In
plant ecology and plant physiology.
It is of vast importance to know the
exact reaction of forage plants to
grazing injury, particularly of the
lichens. In order to determine act
ual carrying capacity and to derise
% proper scheme of handling of the
range such as will insure a maxi
mum use of the forage crop wtt^a
maximum meat production and yet
maintain a continued healthy for
age crop from year to year. Over
crazing must be carefully guarded
against. The proper method of
handling will probably inrole a
icheme of deferred and rotation;
grazing over the allotment.
During the winter, a number of
'eindeer will be kept at the Nome
Station for experimental feeding
ind Other study. Particularly of
nterest in this case is to determine
he possibility of weaning reindeer
rom' a moss diet, the possibility of
eedlng such foods as hay and grain,
nd the effect of a more substantial
orage ration on weight and
trength of the animal. Tills lat
er is of especial importance in con
fdering the development of breedi
ng stock.
L. J. PALMER.
In charge Reindeer Exp. Sta.
ANNUAL
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1922
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