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waste watcr-anJ your time. Over, irrigation can also leach nutrients from your soil and cause erosion and fertilizer and pesticide run-off. DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH FEED AND FORAGE FOR YOUR LIVESTOCK? + Pracrice controlled agricultural burn- ing. Burning of irrigation ditches and pastures should be done with caution. Notify the local fire depan- ment before you start-and after you complete-a burn. In Colorado, livestock are usually allowed to graze perennial forage during the summer or fall growing scasons. This is followed by dormant (winter) season grazing of fomge regrowth. Spring grazing may also be available if the forage has regrown enough. LIVESTOCK LAWS Did you know! + Fertilize according to soil test recom. mendations. + Your county may have specific zoning urJinances concerning th~ number of live- stock landowners can have per acre. + You have a legal right to use certain public rights-of-way and historic ease.. ments as "stock drives" in order to move your ani- mals across cer.. tain public and private lands. Forage is what your animals consume by grazing or what can be harvested for feed. Forage production is gener- ally measured in animal unit months (AUMs)-basically, the amount of fomgc one l.OCO-pound cow will con- sume in one month. + Drag or harrow to spread nutrient- rich livestock manure. + Control weeds. + Reseed, if necessary, following recommcndations from the Natural Resources Conservation Service or CSU Cooperative Extension. + Colom,lo fencc law requires landowners to fence ncighbors' livestock out. However, you can collcct damages if livcstock trespass through a legal fence on your property. (A "legal fcncc" is a fcncc with at least thrce stands of barbed wire with posts not more than 20 feet apart.) Fced is the hay or grain fed to livcstock as a supplement, or whcn adequate fomge is not available. Hay produc- tion is generally measured in tons per acrc, and feed is mcasured in pounds. + All cattle, horscs and domestic deer and elk must have a certificate from the area brand inspcctor if they arc sold, proccssed for con- sumption or tmnsportcd more than 75 miles or across the state line. Many landou",ers find it too expensiw [0 own lheir oun fann equipment. Ask your neighbors if lhey know any custom fanners ar ranchers in the area who can handle the fanning practices necessary to impTOI'e your pasture. To avoid overgrazing of your pastures, calculate your anticipated available forage and animal fced rcquirements prior to each grazing scason. If ade- quate foragc is not available, consider: . Purchasing additional feed or renting additional pasture . Reducing thc number of animals How much feed and forage your animal needs each year depends on many factors, and may vary with season, amount of use, and the age and size of the animal. + A fcnce that's been in place for 18 years becomes a legal property boundary. For mare infanna- tion on livestock laws, conUlct the Brand Inspection Division, Colarado Department of Agriculture. r; - Average Requirements Feed (hay) in tons/month Animal + You have a legal right to protect your live. stock from dogs that are running loosc and harass- ing your animals. ~ ~ .. j~", "I:. . W .., ~ .... ......-.' .",r~ , ...- .- t ~ '_'___ - 1 sneep _.10 ll~a 1llIl. ,,,.15 I goat -1If" .10 ... -- .20 .30 .20 '- ;