OUTLINE OF GRAZING COURSE 379 



Management of Range and Pasture Livestock. 

 I. Sheep. 



A. On range. 



a. Establishing the band. 



b. Equipment (buildings and corrals). 



c. Control. 



(i) Summer range (National Forest). 



{A) Estabhshment of range sheep 



units. 

 {B^ Reaching allotment with 

 minimum damage to range 

 and band. 

 (C) Avoidance of trespass. 

 {D) Uniform use of range. 

 {E) Herding. 



{a) Bedding-out system. 

 {h) Established-camp sys- 

 tem, 

 (c) Gathering the sheep for 



the night. 

 {d) Selecting the bed 

 ground. 

 {F) Watering. 



(a) Frequency. 



1. Season. 



2. Character of feed. 

 (6) Time of day. 



(c) Shading up. 

 (G) Salting. 



{a) Kind, amount, how and 

 when fed. 

 {E) Timely use of forage. 

 (/) Losses. 



{a) Predatory animals. 



{h) Poisonous plants. 



(c) Disease. 



{d) Other causes. 



