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Show Jan ago range Ranchers are harvesting and marketing range feed, producing products needed and desired by society. All concerned face the monumental monu-mental challenge of producing pro-ducing these products while Improving the basic range resource. The first consideration in any range management practice prac-tice must be the welfare of the plant. The plant requires re-quires definite conditions for proper development and any grazing use which prevents such development constitutes consti-tutes misuse of the range and will result in a decline of forage production. Healthy grass results only from adequate food supplies. It Is essential that range plants be allowed to manufacture manu-facture and store sufficient food during the period of active growth to fulfill these needs. Aim to manage range to prevent deterioration and to maintain maximum production pro-duction from the range. To do this, balance number of animals with the forage resource; re-source; graze at the correct cor-rect season of the year; obtain ob-tain proper distribution of livestock; and graze with the proper kind of animal. In general a grazing system sys-tem that periodically provides pro-vides rest to desirable forage for-age species should result in improved range conditions and increased forage production. pro-duction. No single system will work in all situations. Any system must be ad -justed as "it is implemented. |