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Figure 9. — Exceptionally heavy growth of whitetip clover in ungrazed swale, April 

 1935. Dense stand (near backboard) in wet swale and thinner stand at left in 

 dry swale phase. Grazing capacity of swales in the grazing-intensity pastures 

 is 0.5 to 0.7 acre per animal-unit month. Grazing capacity of the narrow border 

 of gentle slope around the swales is 0.8 to 1.1 acres per animal-unit month. 



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Figure 10. — Rolling slope with only occasional trees, shrubs, or rock outcrop. Grazing 

 capacity of this kind of range land is 1.25 to 1.75 acres per animal-unit month. 



