16 BULLETIN 34, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGEICULTUEE. 



DEFERRED GRAZING. 



1. The removal of the herbage crop after seed maturity allows the 

 vegetation to recover its vitality as readily as when protected 

 yearlong. 



2. The fertile seed crop produced is planted by the trampling of 

 the stock. 



3. The nutritive value of the forage after seed maturity is rela- 

 tively high: the herbage is grazed with relish, and there is no loss 

 of forage. 



4. The lands must be grazed moderately during the time required 

 for the seedling plants to become securely established. 



APPLICATION OF DEFERRED GRAZING TO RANGE MANAGEMENT. 



1. Deferred grazing can be applied wherever a fertile seed crop 

 may be produced and where there are ample water facilities for 

 stock while grazing. 



2. The area of the range to be set aside will be determined by the 

 time of seed maturity and the amount of forage required between 

 that time and the end of the season. 



3. The time required to reestablish a satisfactory forage stand 

 will depend upon (a) the extent to which the range is depleted, 

 (b) fertility of the seed and the thoroughness with which it is 

 planted, and (c) climatic conditions and the care with which the 

 lands are grazed after the planting of the seed crop. 



4. After the first area selected has been thoroughly revegetated 

 it may be grazed early in the season and another area set aside for 

 deferred grazing. The system should be continued after the entire 

 range has been revegetated in order to maintain the vigor of the 

 vegetation and allow the production of an occasional seed crop by 

 which the forage stand may be maintained. 



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