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suulrunrrd deserl borders, are slrorler penod on lrurnld
lowlands
rnere are several ways lo erop grasslands and
amled Muddy brawae
alural er Mana Vlilld s A grear yrnery
ol planls and anrnlals rnrerael, adruslrnenl ro ayarlalrle
browse rs rnade by mxgrallml (held spedesl. and lrgnl
slorkrng lresrdenlsl, or by vzry ellrrlenl rnelalsolle and
repmduelory proeessss.
- - . norneslre sprcles on
erlerrslve range, very lrglrl sleeklng, lung mum: rm
year) nrougllleunurune, such range nrarnlarns woody
and seleered browse, llrere are luw relurns per lleerare
lrul a susrarnalale yreld and no envrronrnenlal darnage
ox, rdeally I548 fields, lull month roraunn, mac
days/held, and Keylrne lrrlgarlon (fur lreel and sheep
produedonl
. slrorleralarlrrn slorkrng 0n unprrryed paslure,
nurnrd areas only, ans ar 1&E/ha lorr w days. gns
al ls ern nrgn, rolrred lor hum 3-5 weeks ln good
growlh periods, some lrelds are dukdeup lnr lray
rnaldng or slasned as nrulrlr. No grarlng belore anunals
are rnrrved lusually s5 daysl. Dry ealrle ean briefly
Illllllw mdk (uws ln llrrssvsrern Hz elds are needed,
al wlnelr les are ayarlaule lav rrro ng rn all bm vary
dry ur cold periods Flelds nul walkgnzed can be
"lawn 1-6 weelss below shock are rerur-ned Many good
lannars nmw and mukh la Improve sorls
- mum Uses eleelrle lenees, penmlueul nr
rnnralale, lo ellerl llre sarne resull as abm'e, w“)! alruul
an average 1.5 day mlr'llmn (grass al I5 em or bellerl.
Imenslve, used unly on Impnwzd pasrures. darry ranle
Akln ur lulu-nu; for a kw rnrlkrnws nr goan un lrrnned
lmpmved pasrures
. Cm and Feed. ldeal lur nrlllr cows, small held; or
an sows, rrnprrs, serurand areas slredded rallle are led
lrorn rnrred lorage mural-nu. rrnrrrsrlunr, eonrlrev,
Drums: planlsl. All manure rs renrrned \u rne euloyer
am, prrlrralrly as a subsoll sludge lrlgure 12.16). ms
ls an mllml sysrern lor yrllages m poor! and areas or
wlrere large nerds are um kepl rlay ran be can lanrn
surplus growllr m good perrods. ll rs nnr susralnalrle as
broadscale reedlol, due to essesarve energy coals, Mule
of manuns, pnllurrun, and lnglr overheads el leedlols,
rlns rs essenrrally a srnall lanner sysrern,
. Mug lezstgk Kmalmn, Nor ruuelr used as yel
lor more lnan 2—3 speeles, wanld Involve llorse/
sow/sluep/goose/prg 5mm" lar surne suelrl over
a mlxed lorb/gnss/ legurne/ Image sysrern Each
anrnral specres prepares lne sward or browse tor a
sueeessor. Fly are used well rn ndyanre lo plough rlre
ground lvr new srrwrngs and ml sels n! leg.) eornrrey
llrls ystzm was used lry a farmer Mr 1 Surge in
Vrelorln, Anslralial wnlr sueress. Cornlrey is a key
elernenl, also lurerne and grass; me “pls lraeror~
syslern ooyrales llre use ol rnernanrsed lrarlors and
rrnprnrrs surls lr rs well warln lrrals m any area,
rlrnrrsrng a surr- .sron cl anrrnal spedes lrrllowrng nth
nrner al rrplrrnurn densrues and Inleruls nre §y<|rm
arlernprs lo reprnduee llle lrrgll yleld» ul natural
wrldlrle syslerns.
- ml; Thls rnelnod rs dangennrs rr lne
land rs ayersroelred, and rs are rnosr used and nusused
syslern. lryeslorlr are rarely rnsved, and pasrure
qualrry, yreld, and son snuenrre ean derenorale |\ renal
{Expansivt lo seasons unless clunly walrlred, and
Im|¢ss saleanderepurelrase pre—ernpls :nvimnnvzmil
damage Thu sysrern ran worlr wllll Very gm inking,
elesed wlnler range, permanenr paslures, 6—8 lronre
nelds, and earelul nbaewanon,
All rne abme donresrre specres syslerns relale lo
"lryesroelr only“ larrnlng. and are lar rnore srrnple and
less susranulrle man llle usual rnrrred farm slnrarrun or
crop, rarer rnarslr, and a vanery or llvesloelr oalaneed
lo range wasres lneyrralrly, rnosl rnlensrve bloadstale
syslerns eall lor energy and gnvtmmem aubxldy, and
are polrlleal rallner rlnan envxlvnmgmal syskms ll rne
world relurns lo sanlry, rnnsl ol llrese pruadseale
sysrenrs would be curullzd, and earlle rn loresls.
semiafld, and rnrrnlane cold areas would be rernoyed
ml ul all rallle produelron, and pmbably 7m ol
came danlagel, as llrey add lar less ro nanonal rneonre
man llrer darnge rlrey cause |a nallonal aseels ll llus
were lo happen a rarelul naryrsl or wlldllle and waler
would erreed earlle produela lry rnany lrrnes lnerr
value,
The second [law lalrer rrupprngl “m has redured
rlre produrlnrn ol nalural grasslands, wlrn rlrerr gallery
lows“ rn yalleys and rslands or me sperres. rs llre
mmmgly lnlndable and modem ennreprs nr privalc
land uwnerslup, nrnre lenerng and we prevennnn ul
ungralary rnrwenrenrs ul nerds We nu, never lrye ln
see suen errors lolally reversed, bul rl rs a very
wurrnwnrle desrgn enlerprrse lo bom rerreare and re
erperrrnenr wrrln new lorrns al perennral and
prndurnre gnsslams and llunr asaocrared nee speeres
rn lrveslock rnanagrnenr, and lor rneadow specres
preservinon
1ne nel produrr 0! a grassland in a rool humld
elrnlale llas a lrlulodal gruwllr rurrre vary Eh rlrar ol
rlgure ma lderlyed [mm pasrure yrelds rn mlhust
Ausmlla).
FIEIIIE 12 I
swam IMECYIDN Ill GRASSLANDS
uuuld sllmy rnreelad ll rnr new mm m mu avelds nmmems rl
asluwalerlrem waslr mulls aislulls mam ”was
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