Sediment Yields from Small Rangeland Watersheds in Western South Dakota

Hanson, Clayton L.; Heinemann, H. G.; Kuhlman, Armine R.; Neuberger, J. W.

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“…These watersheds were selected for analysis because they represented the hydrologic characteristics of most watersheds on the Pierre shale formation. Detailed information on the soils, geology, and vegetation characteristics of these watersheds can be found in Hanson et al ( 1973), and Hobbs and Crammatte ( 1965).…”

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Influence of Fertilization and Supplemental Runoff Water on Production and Nitrogen Content of Western Wheatgrass and Smooth Brome

Hanson¹,

Schumaker²,

Erickson³

1976

Journal of Range Management

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Simulated water spreading and nitrogen fertilization were studied on soils developed from Pierre Shales in western South Dakota. When both supplemental water and nitrogen fertilizer were applied, forage yields increased almost nine-fold. Western wheatgrass and smooth brome yields ranged from about 1,000 lb/acre on the untreated control to about 8,700 lb/acre with optimum supplemental water and 320 lb/acre nitrogen fertilizer. Forage yields increased with April and June supplemental water as compared with annual application in either April or June. Nitrogen content of harvested hay increased as nitrogen application rate increased above 80 lb/acre. Percent nitrogen decreased with increased supplemental water and ranged from about 1.2 to 2.2% in western wheatgrass and from about I .O to 2.3% in smooth brome. Least squares analysis, considering all nitrogen and water treatments, indicated that each lb/acre of nitrogen fertilizer applied increased the forage yield by about 19 lb/acre, and that each inch of additional water increased forage yields by about 50 lb/acre. Western South Dakota's economy is based primarily on the livestock industry. Productivity in this industry will probably be increased to meet the demand for red meat. Forage production can be increased by applying fertilizer and supplemental water to grasslands so that forage production is not dependent solely on natural fertility and precipitation. Native grassland res&rcl? on clay soils of western South Dakota has shown that fertilizer b and supplemental water increased forage production and percent c-&de protein (Cosper and Thomas, 196 1). Thomas and Osenbrug (1964) found that production from an old stand of crested wheatgrass and smooth brome in western South Dakota was increased by nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) fertilization. Johnson and Nichols (1969) studied productivity of ' 11 irrigated grasses in western South Dakota and found that grasses with N and alfalfa had greater production than did the-grasses alone. They also foundthat N fertilization increased the protein percentages of the forages with higher protein percentages in the alfalfa-grass combinations than in either the nonfertilized or the N fertilized treatments.

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Influence of Fertilization and Supplemental Runoff Water on Production and Nitrogen Content of Western Wheatgrass and Smooth Brome

Hanson¹,

Schumaker²,

Erickson³

1976

Journal of Range Management

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INFILTRATION AND WATER QUALITY ON RANGE SITES AT FORT STANTON, NEW MEXICO¹

Wood

1988

J American Water Resour Assoc

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The hydrologic impacts of livestock grazing schemes on selected plant communities and soils at Fort Stanton, New Mexico, were evaluated. Simulated rainfall was applied to 1 m2plots. On a mesa‐top, infiltration rates for a grassland livestock exclosure and a pinyon pine‐juniper community closely approximated each other and were significantly greater (P = 0.10) than either a moderate continuous or a heavy continuous treatment in a grassland community. Sediment concentration from the heavy continuous treatment was more than twice that of the other treatments. Infiltration rates on the hillside site were highest in a pinyon pine‐juniper community receiving short duration grazing. Infiltration for this treatment was found to be significantly higher (P = 0.10) than that of a short duration grazing treatment, but not from a rest rotation grazing treatment on grassland. The short duration grazing treatment on a grassland had the highest sediment concentration, while the rest rotation grazing on a grassland and the short duration pinyon pine‐juniper treatments were found to be similar. In the bottomland site, a fertilized and unfertilized treatment showed no significant difference in infiltration or sediment concentration, although twice as many animals were present on the fertilized treatment.

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Grazing and Haying Effects On Runoff and Erosion from a Former Conservation Reserve Program Site

Gilley¹,

Patton²,

Nyrén³

et al. 1996

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

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Sediment Yields from Small Rangeland Watersheds in Western South Dakota

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Influence of Fertilization and Supplemental Runoff Water on Production and Nitrogen Content of Western Wheatgrass and Smooth Brome

Influence of Fertilization and Supplemental Runoff Water on Production and Nitrogen Content of Western Wheatgrass and Smooth Brome

INFILTRATION AND WATER QUALITY ON RANGE SITES AT FORT STANTON, NEW MEXICO¹

Grazing and Haying Effects On Runoff and Erosion from a Former Conservation Reserve Program Site

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Sediment Yields from Small Rangeland Watersheds in Western South Dakota

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Influence of Fertilization and Supplemental Runoff Water on Production and Nitrogen Content of Western Wheatgrass and Smooth Brome

Influence of Fertilization and Supplemental Runoff Water on Production and Nitrogen Content of Western Wheatgrass and Smooth Brome

INFILTRATION AND WATER QUALITY ON RANGE SITES AT FORT STANTON, NEW MEXICO1

Grazing and Haying Effects On Runoff and Erosion from a Former Conservation Reserve Program Site

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INFILTRATION AND WATER QUALITY ON RANGE SITES AT FORT STANTON, NEW MEXICO¹