MT-.IS-'iU2 (RANGE) 

 Nov. 1970 



GUIDE TO DEGREE OF USE 



DEGREE 

 OF USE 



Unused 

 07, 



Slight 



0-20Z 



Moderate 

 20-407o 



Full (This or 

 less use is 

 Proper Use.) 



40-507, 



Close 

 50-607. 



Severe 

 60-807o 



Extreme 

 80-1007 



DESCRIPTION 



No livestock use. 



Practically undisturbed. Only choice areas and 

 choice forage grazed. 



Most of the accessible range shows grazing. Little or 

 no use of poor forage. Little trailing to grazing. 



All fully accessible areas are grazed. Major sites 

 have key forage species properly utilized. Overused 

 areas less than 107 of pasture area. 



All accessible range plainly shows use and major 

 sections are closely cropped. Livestock forced 

 to use much poor forage. 



Key forage species almost completely used. Low- 

 value forage carrying grazing load. Trampling 

 damage is widespread in accessible areas. 



Range appears stripped of vegetation. Key forage 

 species are weak from continual grazing of regrowth. 

 Poor quality forage closely grazed. 



1. 

 2. 



UeLermine the degree of use at or near the end of the grazing period, 

 Proper use determination is based on key species on major sites, not 

 total vegetation. 

 3. When properly grazed, the vegetation left will supply adequate cover 

 for soil protection and will maintain or improve the quantity and 

 quality of desirable vegetation. 



Proper Use of Annual Growth Depends on SEASON OF USE: 

 Spring Use - (Moderate) 



Simmier and tarly Fall Use - (t\ill) 

 '>..ite lalL ami Winter Use - Dormant Season (close) 



Ri-mn rk s : 



USDA - Soil Conservation S 



ervice 



