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GUIDE COR RATING RAP:GE TREND . ~ - <br />Lonsidering the potencial for this site, class of livestock, season of use, ' <br />recreational use, fire and other influences, rate the folloxing by oiving.each <br />item a rating of 4 to 0. Interpolate between indicators for ratings 3, 2 and 1 <br />Trend Indicators <br />REPRODUCTION <br />j~a -or'species of'the potential planf~•comnunity are pro-. <br />ducing seedlings, plants are of'mixed ages; there is <br />evidence of active tillers; rhizanes, stolons.-------------(~) <br />Ftajor species not reproducing.--------------------------="--(D) <br />PLA~lTS RESIDUE AND CURRENT UTILIZATION <br />Litter produted by mayor species ~s abundant for the <br />' site and current utilization is moderate.------------------(4) <br />Litter is absent and util"ization is severe.---------------=(D) <br />COMPOSITION"CHANGES <br />Dominant species of the potential plant cormunity arc <br />maintaining their place in the stand.----------------------(A) <br />Dominant species are absent or noticeably decreasing in <br />percentage,. while minor species and species not native <br />to the cormunity are increasing.--.-------------------------(0). <br />PLANT VIGOR <br />Major species of the potential plant com:~unity are <br />strong, healthy, productive and well rooted.---------------(4) <br />Major species are showing noticeable die-off.--------------(O) <br />SOIL SURFACE tAC70icS <br />Accelerated soil erosion is not evident. Past erosion <br />signs ha•re healed. Eater intake for the kind of soil <br />is favorable.----------------------------------------------(4 )" <br />Accelerated erosion is obvious. Soil stability is poor <br />as seen by failure of erosion signs to be healing. . <br />Water intake for the kind of soil is unfavorable.----------(0) <br />1 <br />2 <br />Ratino_s between li and 20 inclusive Improving Trend <br />Total/ s <br />Ratings between D and 10 inclusive ~ Declinine Trend year <br />7ota1/ <br />3-Year Trend 3 years <br />NOTES ' <br />Blue Grama is absents Buffalo Cr~c¢ domin r LhiS ra <br />~• Annual Palatable Yield is based on the plant species that•are desirable by <br />the major aniaal classes planned for. 'Each plant species considered desir- <br />able should have a / to the left of. the name. <br />