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ANIMAL GAIN PER ACRE (Ibs.) 
ANIMAL DAILY GAIN (Ibs.) 
100 200 300 400 500 
UNGRAZED HERBAGE (lbs./acre) 
BN—29500 
|‘ aaa Pas Ge ae! feo aT | Steers are weighed individually every month during graz- 
8.1 Wd 15.6 20.7 22.8 ing experiments on the Southern Great Plains Experi- 
APPROXIMATE STOCKING RATES (acres per yearling per season) mental Range near Woodward, Okla. 
Good grazing management requires information on de- 
sirable stocking rates. These data were obtained at the 
Central Plains Experimental Range, Nunn, Colo. 
BN—29501, BN—29516 
Stocking rates can affect profits: Top, Cows grazed year- 
long on 12 acres of sagebrush range near Woodward, 
Okla., weaned an unprofitable 80-percent calf crop with 
calves weighing an average of 410 pounds. Bottom, 
Cows grazed yearlong on 17 acres weaned a 92-percent 
ame abt ealf crop with calves weighing an average of 480 pounds. 
Detailed vegetation surveys are required before grazing In this experiment, overgrazing was indicated better by 
studies are initiated, as well as during the course of the weight and condition of the calves than by forage 
experiment. utilization. 
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