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1 <br />to be concerned. The previous two years were very dry years <br />for the site. Additionally, the choice was made, due to <br />grazing patterns, to sample the site in late June. Peak <br />t vegetative growth had probably not been reached and would be <br />expected to increase over the following two or three weeks. <br />' Additionally the site is only at the midpoint of the bond <br />liability period. <br />1 <br />' If there is a concern regarding grassland community <br />cover, it would involve the flat area. The sloped grassland <br />' area averaged 33.0 total herbaceous cover and 30.8 ~ total <br />perennial herbaceous cover. In contrast, the flat area, while <br />' averaging 37.0 % total herbaceous cover, only had 20 $ total <br />perennial cover. 45.9 % of the total herbaceous cover in the <br />flat area was contributed by annual grasses and forbs. The <br />soil in this area is hard packed, which probably has <br />' negatively impacted the quality of the vegetation. However, <br />perenial grasses and forbs are present and will probably <br />' increase in importance in coming years. <br />1 Production: (Table 3; summary in Table 10). <br />' Total herbaceous production for the community was <br />' determined to be 36.3 grams per 1/4 meter squared plot, or <br />1397 pounds per acre. 93.2 % (1217 pounds per acre) of the <br />' total production was contributed by perennials. The grassland <br />community has not yet reached success in terms of the <br />production standard, though, for the same reasons as stated <br />1 <br />12 <br />1 <br />