Grasslike Plant 



A plant which resembles a true grass, e.g., sedges, rushes. 



Gravitational Water 



Water in large pores in the soil which drains away under 

 the force of gravity when underdrainage is free. 



Gray-Brown Podzolic Soil 



A major soil group having a thin organic and thin 

 organic-mineral layers over a grayish brown leached layer 

 which rests upon a brown B horizon richer in clay than the 

 horizon above; formed under deciduous forests in a moist 

 temperate climate. 



Grazing 



The feeding by livestock and game animals on live or 

 standing plants other than Browse. 



Grazing Capacity 



The maximum number of animals or animal units per 

 acre, or acres per animal, that a grazing area can support 

 without deterioration, cf. Carrying capacity. 



Grazing District 



An administrative unit of the Federal rangeland estab- 

 lished by the Secretary of the Interior under provisions of 

 the Taylor Grazing Act of 1934, as amended; or an adminis- 

 trative unit of a state, private, or other range lands, estab- 

 lished under state laws. 



Grazing Land 



Land used regularly for grazing; not necessarily restricted 

 to land suitable only for grazing but cropland and pasture 

 used in connection with a system of farm crop rotation are 

 usually not included, cf. Range. 



Grazing Permit 



An authorization for the grazing on public or other lands 



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