) STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTI 



DEPARTMENT BULLETIN No. 1405 



Washington, D. C. T September, 1926 



GRAZING PERIODS AND FORAGE PRODUCTION 

 ON THE NATIONAL FORESTS 



ARTHUR W. SAMPSON, Plant Ecologist 



and 



HARRY E. MALMSTEN, Grazing Examiner 



Forest Service 



CONTENTS 



More and Better Forage 1 



Major Forage Types of the Wasatch Mountains 2 



Climatic Factors in Relation to Grazing Periods 3 



Grazing Periods 8 



Range Management Based Upon Proper Seasonal Use 22 



Effect of Frequency of Pasturing on Forage Production and Longevity of Vegetation . • 26 



Why Grasses are Superior as Forage Plants 42 



Range Reseeding 42 



Summary 50 



Literature Cited 54 



WASHINGTON 

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1926 



