Feed and Forage Balancing

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Feed and Forage Balancing Managing Forage
Systems on an Operation by Stan Boltz and Gene
Waterson USDA Natural Resources Conservation
Service
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Clayey
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0.37
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PLANT GROWTH CURVES
ID JAN
FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
OCT NOV DEC NUMBER SD0002
0 0 5
15 25 20 15 10
7 3 0 0 NAME 75
COOL, 25 WARM DESC 75 PRODUCTION FROM
COOL SEASON PLANTS, 25 FROM WARM SEASON
PLANT TOTAL ANNUAL PRODUCTION (EXCELLENT
CONDITION) FAVORABLE 1800 to 2400
lbs/acre AVERAGE 1500 to 2000
lbs/acre UNFAVORABLE 1000 to 1400
lbs/acre ESTIMATED STOCKING RATE EXCELLENT 0.
4360 to 0.5650 AUM/AC GOOD 0.3110 to 0.4350
AUM/AC FAIR 0.1860 to 0.3100
AUM/AC POOR 0.0550 to 0.1850 AUM/AC
SOUTH DAKOTA TECHNICAL GUIDE
WESTERN TECHNICAL GUIDE AREA CLAYEY

NOTICE SD-9
SECTION II RANGELAND, GRAZED FORESTLAND, NATIVE
PASTURELAND INTERPRETATIONS PAGE 3 of 4
JUNE 1993
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10
Clayey
68 (Good)
0.37
510
188.7
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10
Clayey
68 (Good)
0.37
510
188.7
10
Dense Clay 70 (Good)
0.30 96
28.8 10
Thin Claypan 70
(Good) 0.20 34
6.8
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10
Clayey
68 (Good)
0.37
510
188.7
10
Dense Clay 70 (Good)
0.30 96
28.8 10
Thin Claypan 70
(Good) 0.20 34
6.8
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0.25
32 (Fair)
Clayey
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70 (Good)
Clayey
0.37
502
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10
Clayey
68 (Good)
0.37
510
188.7
10
Dense Clay 70 (Good)
0.30 96
28.8 10
Thin Claypan 70
(Good) 0.20 34
6.8
12
4
0.25
32 (Fair)
Clayey
1
70 (Good)
Clayey
0.37
502
185.7
12
12 Silty 74 (Good)
0.37 42 15.5 12
Silty 80 (Excellent)
0.50 14 7 12
Shallow Clay 89 (Excellent) 0.40
76 30.4 12 Thin
Claypan 70 (Good) 0.20
56 11.2 12 Thin Upland
95 (Excellent) 0.40 26
10.4
11 Clayey 60 (Good)
0.37 178 65.9 11
Dense Clay 60 (Good) 0.30
67 20.1 11 Thin
Claypan 60 (Good) 0.20
20 4 1
Silty 55 (Good) 0.37
74 27.4 1 Thin Upland
35 (Fair) 0.25 57
14.3 3 Silty
58 (Good) 0.37 35
13.0 3 Claypan
60 (Good) 0.30 32
9.6
1823
TOTAL 640
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93
1.0
medium
Pastureland
crested wheatgrass
93
93
Grand Total 1916 733
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1823
640
600
1.0
600
1800
93
93
1800
750
733
1050
733
1050
105
210
149
1783
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358
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183
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cow/calf
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183
cow/calf
1.0
150
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720 67 131 640
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10 1 3 12
183
224 42 23 261
cow/calf
1.0
150
11
150
4/15
5/3
18
90
10 1 3 12
cow/calf 150 1.0 150 5/4
5/26 22 cow/calf 150 1.0 150
5/27 5/31 4 cow/calf 150
1.0 150 6/1 6/3 2
cow/calf 150 1.0 150 6/4
6/30 26
110 20
10
130
10 cow/calf 150 1.0 150
7/1 7/23 22 110 1
cow/calf 150 1.0 150 7/24
7/28 4
20 3 cow/calf 150 1.0 150
7/29 7/31 2
10 12 cow/calf 150
1.0 150 8/1 8/27 26

130 11 cow/calf 150 1.0
150 8/28 9/15 18 90
180
220
20
40
260
western wheatgrass ww sideoats grama
sg little bluestem lb
ww ww ww ww ww,sg,lb
3 3 3 3 4,
1, 1
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720 67 131 640
358
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10 1 3 12
183
224 42 23 261
cow/calf
1.0
150
11
150
4/15
5/3
18
90
10 1 3 12
cow/calf 150 1.0 150 5/4
5/26 22 cow/calf 150 1.0 150
5/27 5/31 4 cow/calf 150
1.0 150 6/1 6/3 2
cow/calf 150 1.0 150 6/4
6/30 26
110 20
10
130
10 cow/calf 150 1.0 150
7/1 7/23 22 110 1
cow/calf 150 1.0 150 7/24
7/28 4
20 3 cow/calf 150 1.0 150
7/29 7/31 2
10 12 cow/calf 150
1.0 150 8/1 8/27 26

130 11 cow/calf 150 1.0
150 8/28 9/15 18 90
11/15
180
220
20
40
260
western wheatgrass ww sideoats grama
sg little bluestem lb
ww ww ww ww ww,sg,lb
3 3 3 3 4,
1, 1
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105 210 149
733 1050 1783
150
150
1800
30
24
288
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8
96
5
6
72
2256
1783
2256
1783 750 2533
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