Animal Performance on Crested Wheatgrass pastures During May and June, Fort Rock, Oregon

Authors

D. W. Hedrick
W. M. Moser
A. L. Steninger
R. A. Long, USDA Forest ServiceFollow

Date of this Version

7-1969

Comments

Published in JOURNAL OF RANGE MANAGEMENT 22:4 (July 1969), pp. 277-280.

Abstract

Average animal performance data of 1.5 lb/animal daily gain, two calendar months of grazing, and 20 lb/acre gain were obtained from 5 years of using crested wheatgrass under a 2-crop (May) and 1-crop (June) system of grazing. Regrowth was obtained on early use (2-crop) pastures in only 2-out of the 5 years. Extension of results to users was hastened by involving ranchers, a county agent, and a federal agency manager in the study.