SPRING 

 '46 '47 '48 



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SUMMER 

 46 '47 "48 



COWS 



FALL-WINTER 

 45-46 '46-47 47-48 



YEARLINGS 



JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT. NOV. DEC 



MAR 15 TO JUNE 25 

 103 Days 



CALVES 



m 



m 



JUNE 26 TO OCT. 6 

 103 Days 



OCT 7 TO MAR 14 

 159 Days 



Figure 20. --Crude protein, cal- 

 cium, and phosphorus in cattle 

 diet on forest range in central 

 Louisiana. 



Figure 21. --Seasonal weight gains 

 and losses by beef cattle on forest 

 range in central Louisiana, 1945- 

 48. 



describes the plants so that they can be readily identified, discusses their 

 food value for cattle and game, and lists their special habits, values, or 

 properties. 



Herbage production on bluestem range . --The amount of grass 

 and weed herbage produced on open forest range dominated by pinehill 

 bluestem ( Andropogon divergens) was measured at two-week intervals 

 during the growing seasons of 1947, 1948, and 1949. All study plots 

 were protected from grazing but during the 32 weeks from March 15 to 

 October 27 they were harvested with shears at selected frequencies: 

 2, 4, 7, and 15 times. This was done to get an estimate of the effects 



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