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<br />~~ <br /> <br />/l204 Shallow Foothill MLRA 49 -7- <br />7. Location of Typical Examples of the Site <br />a. Weaver Ranch, N of Laporte, La rimer Co. <br />b. East face of first Hogback, W. of Lakewood, Jefferson Co. <br />8. Guide to Initial Stocking Rates 2/ <br />Condition Percent Climax <br />Class Vegetation AUM/ac Ac/AUM AUM/ha ha/AUM <br />excellent 76-100 .14-.17 6-7 .35-.41 2.4-2.8 <br />good 51-75 .I1-.14 7-9 .27-.35 2.8-3.6 <br />fair 26-50 .08-.11 9-12 .21-.27 3.6-4.9 <br />poor 0-25 .08- I2+ .21- 4.9+ <br />9. Field Offices <br />Canon City Longmont <br />Castle Rock Pueblo <br />Colorado Springs Simla <br />Cripple Creek Trinidad <br />Fort Collins Walsenburg <br />Kiowa Westcliffe <br />Lakewood <br />2/ Stocking rates are based on an average growing season. Based on 1200 <br />pounds (590 kg) of forage (air-dry) per animal unit month. (This figure <br />does not take into account the vegetation that disappears through <br />trampling, small herbivores, etc., which amounts to approximately 7.9 <br />pounds (3.6 kg) per day under normal conditions.) <br />