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. • • Exhibit B1 (page 3 of 3) <br />-4- <br />If the range is overgrazed, the proportion of preferred forage plants <br />decreases and the proportion of less preferred forage plants increases. <br />Therefore, livestock grazing should be managed so that tte desired balance of <br />preferred species is maintained in the plant amnunity. Deferring grazing, <br />rotating grazing, and alternateing the season of grazing are suitable <br />management practices, <br />Range seeding is suitable if the range is .in poor condition. Seeding <br />shcx~ld be done in the stubble left fran a preceeding crop. This preserves <br />the ground Dover and helps to told snow, which provides additional moisture. <br />Grazing should be delayed until the soil is fine and the more desirable <br />forage plants have achieved sufficient growth to withstand grazing pressure. <br />If the Stoneham soil is used for nonirrigated crops, the main "limitations <br />are thin surface layer and moderate hazard for blowing soil. Because <br />precipitation is not sufficient for annual cropping, a cropping system that <br />~ inc:ludes small grain and summer fallow is most suitable. <br />Returning all crop residue to the soil and using a cropping system that <br />includes grasses, legumes, or grass-legume mixtures help to ma.inta.in <br />fertility and tilth. Tillage should be kept to a minimum. Soil blowing can <br />be reduced by planting crops in alternate strips at right angles to the <br />prE~vailing wind. <br />The unit is well adapted to light construction, absorption fields, <br />surfaced roads, and recreational purposes. <br />This map unit is in capability subclasses IIe, irrigated, and IVe, <br />nonirrigated. It is in Loamy Plains range site. <br /> <br />