The main objective of this investigation was to evaluate relationships
between the production and utilization of forage and deer
browsing of hand-planted Douglas-fir seedlings. A secondary purpose
was to study some effects of selected physical and biological
site factors on the survival and growth of fir seedlings.
Field work was...
In 1959, a large scale grazing study in western Oregon was
initiated to compare the value of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne
L.) with subclover (Trifolium subterraneum L.) and tall fescue
(Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) with subclover, and to evaluate common
use grazing on them. The present investigation was undertaken
to determine...
The present study was undertaken to evaluate the seasonal
botanical composition of two grass pastures, tall fescue (Festuca
arundinacea Schreb.) and perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.).
Botanical composition was determined by four methods: dry-weight-rank,
weight-estimate, hand separation, and the constituent differential,
with cattle and sheep grazing at two intensities.
The...
One of the problems facing sheepmen on the nonirrigated pastures of western Oregon, particularly in the foothills surrounding the Willamette Valley, is the lack of succulent green pasture growth during
the late summer breeding season. If early spring lambs are being produced, ewes must be bred in August and September...
"Crested wheatgrass, beardless wheatgrass, and big bluegrass were
seeded as overstory grasses. Streambank wheatgrass, canby bluegrass,
bulbous bluegrass, and Ladak alfalfa were seeded as companion species.
Pure and mixed stands were seeded on sagebrush-bunchgrass
range in eastern Oregon to compare yield and competitiveness. The
grasses were planted in 1956, 1957,...
Recent emphasis on range improvement of sagebrush-bunch-grass
types in Oregon has underscored the need for better understanding
of their importance to deer winter range management. The
objectives of this study were to evaluate the impact of various sagebrush
control practices on the composition, production, and utilization
of deer forage plants...
Sheep and cattle dietary preferences were determined on tall fescue-subclover ( Festuca arundinacea-Trifolium subterraneum) and
perennial ryegrass-subclover (Lolium perenne-Trifoliuni subterraneum)
pastures in western Oregon during the spring and summer periods
of 1964 and 1965. Esophageal-fistulated Willamette ewes and
Hereford and Hereford-Angus yearling cattle were grazed separately
on each pasture mixture...
Previous work has shown that diuron (3-(3, 4- dichlorophenyl)-1,
1-dimethylurea) is less toxic to fall-planted wheat than to wheat
planted in the spring. Diuron has been a significant factor in increasing
yields of winter wheat grown in Oregon's Willamette Valley.
The influence of several selected environmental factors on diuron
toxicity...