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Show Soil Districts Offer Help on Rangeland Soil Problems products. Hard times at this point will destroy the factory or make it so poor that several seasons will be needed to replace it. At seven inches growth, the stored products have reached the annual low point, and factory production is getting a good start. Grazing or hard times, including drought, at this point puts the factory fac-tory output in a strain. However, the factory does begin rebuilding, and if no further hard times are encountered it will recover. If hard times are not encountered at the seven inch growth point, the factory continue con-tinue to grow. When 100 percent factory volume is reached (about June 1) stored product is returned to about 65 percent capacity. When storage reaches this point, the factory is healthy, and expanded production is being considered (flowering). Hard times at this point will cause the factory to scrap its Did you know that a plant is a food factory? Each plant manufactures manufac-tures its own food. The production cycle begins when the seed sprouts. Water carries mineral particles par-ticles (fertilizer) to the purchasing department (roots). The water along with phosphorus, nitrogen, potassium, potash, sulphur, and minor elements in solution are put on the assembly line and carried to the factory (leaves). The factory, through specialized tools (chlorophyl), converts con-verts the raw materials in to small parts (sugars) and finished products (starches). The factory then sends there products to consumers con-sumers (cells) for growth and to storage (roots and crown). During hard times, winter and after grazing, the factory stays alive by using the stored products. What happens when there are too many hard times? Just' like any other business, there are times when the factory fac-tory can take it, and there are times when it forces the business to die. For example, let's take a look at the an-. an-. nual production of a i bluebunch wheatgrass . factory. When winter is over, the factory is just beginning to rebuild (an annual process.). It has approximately 80 percent per-cent of last year's stored product left to work with. By the time the factory has grown to four inches, it has used up another 50 percent of its stored plans for expansion and will use up some of its stored product (energy), rebuilding to a healthy factory. The factory, when rebuilt, will simply sim-ply accumulate and store energy for winter. If hard times are not encountered at the 65 percent stored energy point, much of the energy goes to the building of new materials (seed production, produc-tion, and no product is stored in the roots. As the new product nears completion between July 15 and August 15 (seed ripe), all efforts are diverted to produce food for storage. When seed ripe is completed, the root storehouse is also full. The factory then shuts down. Nature drys it and no further food production occurs. The annual cycle is not complete, however. Fall rains cause the plant to use some of the stored food in a green-up green-up period. About 50 percent of the stored product is used in this regrowth. Hard times will send the factory into in-to winter short of food energy needed for new growth the following spring. Escaping hard time at fall green-up the store house is replenished to 85 percent per-cent capacity, and the factory shuts till spring. The rancher should manage his rangeland so that excessive grazing use does not cause hard times that will destroy his range plants. You are invited to contact the Nebo, Tim-panogos, Tim-panogos, or Alpine Soil Conservation District or local Soil Conservation Conser-vation Service - phone 377-5580 for help on your specific rangeland or grazing problems. |
