prairie chakn    The remindhr of this report. howver. deals with 
sharptail only. 
Avial     Shroal     aI h areas shown on the acmayn              a 
will need the least change to make them suitable for gronse 
Tax delinquency is Drevalent on these areas, indicating that they are 
mt very suitable for other uses.  Te    =Vrise the eutwash alo'   the 
rivers already   med, and are level enou   to allow inexpensive eui- 
tivation of food patces. Tey alrey offer good ntiz         c      and 
roostlu- grouds in their Present condition, aWl the m     r food mpply 
Is saple. It Is probble that the scarcity of wiater food Is the 
principal factor which now lits the m ber of sharptails. 'Tinter food 
ca be provided by installium small patches of grain, groves of vhdt 
birch and aspen for bddin, and artificial feeding hoppers for e 
geny use during severe storms. 
Snatiw ve    g tation is favorable for *arp tail grouse, In 
so far as It goes. Som   60 speeles of nlats were identified, of which 
26 offer gro-se food in s    degree at 3    season. The     plants are 
listed below* 
1. Cho, )n boios op. 
6. r eed(3       90ws.) 
9. Crner      OM      js.). In bo-s only,. 
1.3. -Yl  roe)Ppa      4