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Title: Range management on the national forests
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Jardine, James T. (James Tertius), 1881-1954 Anderson, Mark
Subjects: Forest reserves Range management Rangelands
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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Bui. 790, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. PLATE XVI.
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RANGE MANAGEMENT ON THE NATIONAL FORESTS. 25 semidesert ranges. That there is considerable difference in the quan-tity of forage produced in good years and in years unfavorable toplant growth, however, is certain. Estimates of grazing capacityshould be based as nearly as possible upon forage production inaverage years. If this is done the occasional years of low forage pro-duction can be tided over without unwarranted injury to the range.If necessary, the stock can be removed a little earlier than in averageyears. Stockmen usually will do this of their own accord. The goodyears will serve to keep the vegetation up to standard by more vig-orous growth and perhaps by natural reseeding. Surplus forage canbe used by allowing the stock to remain on the range longer at theclose of the season where weather permits. Where the grazing periodis long and it is obvious at an early date that there is going to be anabnormally good forage crop with a surplus of forage, additionalstock might be accom

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