Ar
['owe
flif.
e
sh
er
1968. Favorable growing condi-
tions in the fall of 1967 and
above-normal precipitation in
June 1968 coupled with complete
rest resulted in a strong increase
in amount of western wheatgrass
in the moderately grazed pastures
by mid-summer af 1968. Im-
provement in the ~heavily graxed
pastures, however, was slow or
Warren T. Ferrell negligible, according to Lewis.
County Agen~ On most western South Dakota
Range Depletion Causes ranges, mid-grasses must be main-
tHeavy grazing isn'~t always to rained or be permitted ~to build up
blame when it comes to range again for best range management,
depletion, the Agricultural Experiment Sh,-
Range may also deteriorate un- tion range management special-
der moderate and ligh,t stocking ist said. They are cool season
rates during drought or when grasses which, added to the warm
distribution of precipitation is season shortgrasses, provide a
poor, says James K. Lewis, South longer green grazing season. The
Daketa State University animal 6-month summer grazing season
scientist, at Cottonwood is from kMay to
Lewis, reporting on observa- November and approximate 10-,
lions of 25 years of changes in 15-and 20-acre (heavy, moderate
native range due :to different and light)per cow grazing intcn-
grazing intensities, told visitors sities have been used.
at S.,D.S.U.'s 12th annual Beef Lewis warned producers not to
Cattle Field Day that economical be deceived by cattle gain-per-
range recovery requires cool se~- acre which is sometimes higher
son deferment or perhaps mec- on heavily grazed pastures, es-
anical treatment when de.pletion pecially during wet years. "We
is severe Very light use or have noted that the advan;tage of
complete seasonal rest may some- heavy grazing in gain per acre
times be indicated for range re- is declining as the range deteri-
eovery.
Under conditions at the Range
Field Station near Cottonwood
in Jackson county where a tight
shortgrass sod has become estab-
lished, stu(iies show that mech-
orates throug the years," he add-
ed. "Gain per acre should be
equated with net ranch income
because the livestock-connected
costs, cost of range deteriora:tiou
and product values are not con-
anical ,treatments such as con- sidered. In dry years average
tour furrows, pitting ripping or daily gains ,were much greater at
discing coupled with'cool season lighter stocking rates and gain
deferment will speed range ira- per acre was lowest in the hear.
t)rovement. However, Lewisily grazed pastures."
.Pointed out, if the amount of an
]mrportant, desirable grass spe-
cies ('western wheatgrass, for ex-
ample) is too low i:t may be nec.
essary to seed this grass back to
secure rapid range improvement.
At Cottonwood, experimental
ranges were not stocked during
Lewis acknowledged that prop.
er range management is not easy
and is far from cheap - although
it ,pays off in the long run. "We're
at the place ~here we've got to
put a little more 'money' in the
'range bank' to boost our balance
or we're going to end up .with an
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even more expensive overdraft southern border in Carbon coun-
of a depleted na,tural resource," ty.
he concluded.
Oaks of Wyoming
Two oak trees occur in Wyo- they are seldom planted.
ming, one in the northeast corn-
or, which is Bur Oak; the other,
Gambel Oak, is found along the
,Both of these trees are worthy
of cultivation, but apparently,
The
chief disadvantage of ~these trees
~as ornamentals is their slow
growth.
Very young oak leaves, especi-
ally if frosted, have been known
to cause poisoning of cattle, and
their tough leathery leaves some-
times cause digestive troubh,;
but deer utilize oak for brow~e
extensively.
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