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Figure 3. — Blue grama range with 224 kg./ha. of ungrazed herbage remaining at the end of a May 1 to October 31 



grazing season. 



Table 3. — Standing vegetation, forage grazed, herbage growth, and precipitation on pasture 



7W in 1965 





Period 







Standing vegetation * 





Herbag 







At end 



Difference 



e growth 











of 



beginning and 



Forage 















From 



To 



Days 



Precipitation 



period 



end of period 



grazed 



Period 



Per day 







Number 



Cm. 



Kg./ha 



Kg./ha. 



Kg./ha. 



Kg./ha. 



Kg./ha. 







5/17 







1.42 



139 











5/18 



5/27 



W 



2.13 



177 



38 



3 



41 



4.1 



5/28 



6/9 



13 



2.44 



159 



—18 



11 



—7 



—0.5 



6/10 



6/24 



15 



10.16 



187 



28 



15 



43 



2.9 



6/25 



7/8 



14 







330 



143 



15 



158 



11.3 



7/9 



7/21 



13 



4.67 



299 



—31 



11 



—20 



—1.5 



7/22 



8/5 



15 



3.68 



443 



144 



10 



154 



10.3 



8/6 



8/18 



13 



0.51 



465 



22 



11 



33 



2.5 



8/19 



9/3 



16 







402 



—63 



11 



—52 



—3.2 



1 Grasses and sedges, ovendry. 



