OUTLINE OF GRAZING COURSE 373 



(2) Grazing systems and forage pro- 

 duction. 



(A) Yearlong grazing. 



(B) Yearlong protection. 



(C) Deferred grazing (defined and 

 illustrated). 



(a) Palatability of mature 

 forage. 



(b) Advantages over other 

 systems. 



(c) Practical application. 

 B. The farm pasture. 



a. Factors which determine the value of a 

 pasture. 



(i) Density, palatability, permanency of 

 cover, and digestibility of the forage. 



(2) Distance animals must travel for 

 food and water. 



(3) Earliness and period of growth of 

 forage. 



(4) Distance from market and farm or 

 ranch. 



b. Kinds of pasture. 



c. Why pastures " run out." 



d. Pasture improvement. 



(i) Management of turfed (sod) pasture 

 lands. 



(A) Bluegrass region, etc. 



(a) Alternate vs. continuous 

 grazing; results of cul- 

 tural treatment; effects 

 of light and heavy graz- 

 ing. 

 (2) Management of nonsod pasture lands. 



(A) Number of stock to graze. 



(B) Results of deferred grazing. 



