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TheImprovement ofTropical and Subtropical Rangelands

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158 IMPROVAI1INT0' TROPIOAL AND SUBTROPICAL RANGIfLANDS<br />

I'IGURE 7-5 A watenprudiDl cUb. Not. InA production on left of dike<br />

.h.N water Ia conc:atrated. (AericulturaJ ReHarc:h SerYM:e)<br />

obeerved, <strong>and</strong> the optiou realistically evaluated, then chancee of<br />

BUcce18 can be hilh.<br />

Choke of Areal<br />

In decidinl whether an area should be eeeded, the ranle manaler<br />

should uk the followinl queetiOll8:<br />

1. Ia eeed.ini abeolutely needed?<br />

Ranlee can be rehabilitated more poeitively <strong>and</strong> at lower cost by<br />

better liveetock distribution, better IYltems of Sluinl, or reduced<br />

lItockinl. Only where the deeirable native perennial forap plaDti<br />

are UmOllt completely killed out is eeedini ellential. Such areu will<br />

have a forale condition ratiinl of poor or very poor. Where the<br />

forage condition ratinl of a ranle is fair or better, aDd acceptable<br />

forage lPeclee are preeent, a ranle will pnerally improve under load<br />

Sluinl manapment.<br />

2. An proven methods available for the lite?<br />

If the &DIWer is no, projects should not be undertaken until<br />

[ 1.)ltIZ ,d byCoogIe

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