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VI. Grazing Indicators Continued.
Overgrazing
- Nature 295
- Causes 297
- Indicators of Overgrazing 297
- Societies as indicators 298
- Halfshrubs as indicators 299
- Cacti as indicators 300
- Shrubs as indicators 300
- Annuals as indicators 301
- Prairie and plains indicators 302
- Desert plains indicators 302
- Bunch-grass prairie indicators 303
- Great Basin indicators 304
- Overgrazing in the past 304
- Succession and cycles 307
- Relation of tall-grasses and short-grasses 308
- Overgrazing cycles 309
Range Improvement
- History 310
- Prerequistes 311
- Essential factors 312
- Proper stocking 312
- Rotation grazing 314
- Rodent eradication 316
- Eradication of poisonous plants 317
- Eradication of weeds and cacti 319
- Eradication of brush 320
- Manipulation of the range 321
- Plant introduction on the range 322
- Prerequisites for seeding and planting 324
- New investigations 326
- Forage development 327
- Water development 328
- Herd management 329
Essentials of a Grazing Policy
- A proper land system 330
- Essentials 330
- The Kent grazing bill 331
- Classification and range surveys 334
- Production cycles 334
- Ranch management surveys 335
Forest Indicators
- Nature 336
- Kinds of indicators 336
Forest Types
- Bases 337
- Comparison of views 342
- Forest sites 343
- Succession as a basis 344
- Significance 345
Climatic and Edaphic Indicators
- Climatic indicators 345
- Edaphic indicators 348
- Water-content indicators 348
- Light indicators 349
- Site indicators 349
- Growth as an indicator 360
- Burn indicators 353
- Grazing indicators 355
- Cycle indicators 367
Planting Indicators
- Kinds 357
- Prerequisites for planting and sowing 358
- Use of climatic cycles 359
- Reforestation indicators 369
- Afforestation indicators 362
