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• 1989 Livestock Grazing-Wadge Pasture (Reclaimed Area D) <br />Livestock were grazed in the Wadge Pasture (Reclaimed Area D) during the <br />summer of 1989. On July 15, 146 yearlings were turned into the pasture <br />followed by 44 on July 18, 48 on July 21, and 53 on July 30. On September <br />16, these 291 head were removed from the pasture. This equates to 64 <br />days of grazing use in the pasture. The following details the forage <br />utilization estimate for the pasture in 1989. <br /> Forage Consumed lbs (AVM's) <br />146 AU x 64 days x 22 lbs/day/AU* = 205,568 (317) <br />44 AU x 61 days x 22 lbs/day/AU = 57,048 (9i) <br />48 AU x 58 days x 22 lbs/day/AU = 61,248 (95) <br />53 AU x 49 days x 22 lbs/day/AU = 57,134 (S8) <br />382,998 (591) <br />22 lbs/day/AU = .8 x 1 mature cow AUM requirement (27 lbs/day) <br />Forage Production lbs (AUM's) <br />302 acres x 2153 lbs/acre * = 650,206 (1003) <br />• * Represents 1989 annual herbaceous production - assume 100` available <br />Forage Utilization <br />lbs (AUM's) <br />Consumed 382,998 (591 x 100 = 59 percent <br />Available 650,206 1003) <br />• <br />