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•$I01 The potential plant community on this unit is mainly blue <br />~-~- grama, little bluestem, ^ideodt.s grama, and prairie sandreed. <br />i ~~ <br />~ •.~ The average annual production of air-dry veantation ran3es from <br />.. r S a o ~1 <br />~0.0'to 1,200 pounds. If the range is overgrazed, the proportion <br />of preferred forage plants decreases and the proportion of less <br />preferred forage plants increases. Therefore, livestock grazing <br />should be manap,ed so that the desired balance of preferred <br />species is maintained in the plant community. Hange_seeding.is,.~, <br />suitable if the range is in poor condition. The plants selected <br />for seeding should meet the seasonal requirements of livestock or <br />„wildlife; or both. <br />$I01 If plant cover is disturbed, protection from erosion is <br />needed. Areas that are heavi ly i nl'ested wi th undesi rable plants <br />can be improved by proper p,razin3 management.and-chemical <br />~:,:::. • <br />:spraying. Slope limits access by livestock and results i.n <br />~~;-> <br />overgrazin,o, of the less sloping areas. Mechanical treatment is <br />not practical, because the surface is stony and the slopes are <br />steep. <br />$I01 Management practices that are suitable for use on this unit <br />are proper ran e use, deferred grazing, and rotation grazing. <br />Livestock grazing should b2 managed to protect the soil from <br />excessive erosion.~Loss of the surface layer results in a severe <br />decrease in productivity and in the potential of the soil to <br />produce plants suitable for grazing. <br />$IO 1 This unit i s poorly suited to s+i ndbreaks and envi ronmental <br />.-~- plantings. If this unit i s used for windbreaks and environmental <br />i ~'~ '+ <br />,..plantings, the main limitations are strong accumulations of lime <br />~. ~' , <br />anc a ~:odcrate _v~ilahl.: .:a ter cp.oacity. :iupple~nental irrigation , <br /> <br />