Range management on the national forests . of the range as a whole andto avoid unwarranted encroachment of one class of stock uponanother. There usually is sufficient forage suited to both sheep and cattleto admit of considerable variation in the ratio between the the forage is 50 per cent weeds and 50 per cent grasses sheepand cattle might be run in ratios of 3 to 1 to 6 to 1, dependingupon the amount of range the cattle will not use because ofruggedness or distance from water and upon the character of thegrass and weed forage. At best, then, careful study of the rangeis essential t
Range management on the national forests . of the range as a whole andto avoid unwarranted encroachment of one class of stock uponanother. There usually is sufficient forage suited to both sheep and cattleto admit of considerable variation in the ratio between the the forage is 50 per cent weeds and 50 per cent grasses sheepand cattle might be run in ratios of 3 to 1 to 6 to 1, dependingupon the amount of range the cattle will not use because ofruggedness or distance from water and upon the character of thegrass and weed forage. At best, then, careful study of the rangeis essential to the establishment of the proper ratio, and very oftenthe desired balance between sheep and cattle can be worked out onlyby observing the utilization of the range and readjusting the num-bers of stock from season to season until the forage crop is utilizedas it should be. If a considerable quantity of grass feed is left atthe close of the grazing season, it would seem reasonable to consider Bui. 790, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. PLATE Bui. 790, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. PLATE VI.
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