CONTENTS 



Page 



Introduction 1 



Experimental area and methods 3 



Fitting ranch operations to forage 



growth 9 



Availability of forage during the 



year 9 



Supplementing range forage dur- 

 ing critical periods 16 



Lengthening the period of ade- 

 quate forage 17 



Adjusting ranch stocking to herbage 



production 19 



Effect of site on grazing capacity 20 

 Effect of annual precipitation on 

 herbage yield 25 



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Stocking to meet forage fluctua- 

 tions 28 



Selecting the most efficient degree of 

 grazing 30 



Effects of different degrees of 



grazing on cattle production-. 32 

 Effects of different degrees of 



grazing on herbage production 34 

 Recognizing satisfactory range 



utilization 42 



Summary 45 



Common and botanical names of 



species mentioned 50 



Literature cited 51 



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