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seasons of deferred grazing will be required to rejuvenate the 

 seed plants and insure the production of ample seed. 



It is highly important that grazing be avoided until the young 

 plants are well established. Grazing the second season after the 

 production of a good seed crop should be considerably lighter 

 than in the first year of deferred grazing, for otherwise a large 

 proportion of the seedling stand will be destroyed. On sheep 

 range the herder should avoid massing the band or jamming 

 the animals by the excessive use of dogs. The band should be 

 given the greatest possible freedom at all times. 



When the first area selected for deferred grazing is well re- 

 vegetated, another portion of the pasture in need of reseeding 

 should be selected and handled according to the same plan. 

 This scheme of alternating the deferred grazing will, in time, 

 restore the vegetation over the entire pasture area. 



A Specific Case. — As an illustration of the practical appH- 

 cation of deferred and rotation grazing, the revegetation of a 

 bunchgrass pasture of 750 acres may be considered. On the 

 assumption that a stream passes through its entire length, the 

 pasture may be divided by two cross fences into areas of about 

 250 acres each, the exact size depending on the type of forage, 

 time of seed maturity, and certain other points of advantage. 

 The grazing plan would then proceed as indicated in the follow- 

 ing table. 



Plan of Pasturing for Revegetation by Deferred and Rotation 

 Grazing 



Area C is the first selected for deferred grazing in 192 1, as it is 

 assumed to be most in need of reseeding. This season area A 



