SCSC 444 EXAM 4 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
When is the best time to implement a prescribed fire to enhance the initial herbicide treatment to manage brush according to the handout? - Answer- at 20 years post-treatment
According to the handout, which type of juniper management strategy...
When is the best time to implement a prescribed fire to enhance the initial herbicide
treatment to manage brush according to the handout? - Answer- at 20 years post-
treatment
According to the handout, which type of juniper management strategy costs the most? -
Answer- mechanical
According to the handout, which type of juniper management strategy costs the least? -
Answer- goats
(T/F) Fire was a historically isolated event in Texas. - Answer- False
(T/F) Haylage achieves a lower pH value and stores longer than silage. - Answer- False
(T/F) Due to the small size of the individually-wrapped haylage bales, haylage is easily
marketed from farm to farm. - Answer- False
(T/F) Only broadleaf plants may be considered weeds. - Answer- False
In the heirarchy of weed management strategies discussed in class, which strategy was
the least effective? - Answer- mowing
The most important aspect of using a herbicide for weed management is: - Answer- to
follow the label instructions
Chemical control strategies include broadcast and: - Answer- individual plant treatment
(T/F) Wildlife in Texas was a relatively low-frequency event impacting only the western
part of the state. - Answer- False
(T/F) A small grain pasture is typically used for winter calving cows - Answer- False
Using standing (or stockpiled) warm-season grass or cool season annual forage
establishment typically begins how many weeks prior to the first historic frost date? -
Answer- 6-8
According to the handout, the most critical aspect of livestock production is: - Answer-
the appropriate stocking rate
, What causes overstocking? - Answer- -larger cattle size
-weed/brush encroachment
-lack of fertility
ALL OF THE ABOVE
(T/F) Anything that reduces grazable acres causes a need for stocking rate adjustment.
- Answer- true
Overstocking adversely affects - Answer- -forage production and persistence
-animal production and performance
-potential for profitability
ALL OF THE ABOVE
A stocking rate of _____% compared to average rainfall conditions was suggested as
being appropriate for drought management. - Answer- 75%
Rangelands cover approximately how much of the world's land surface? - Answer- 50%
(T/F) Prescribed fire destroys woody vegetation because most woody species do not re-
sprout. - Answer- False
(T/F) Prescribed fire has no effect on forage nutritive value. - Answer- False
(T/F) Animal movement can be manipulated by the use of prescribed fire. - Answer- true
Up until what year was burning a felony in Texas? - Answer- 1999
(T/F) Concentrate selectors have a faster rate of passage than grass/roughage eaters. -
Answer- True
What is the state grass of Texas? - Answer- Side oats grama
Which introduced grass creates health issues for horses, sheep, and goats? - Answer-
Kleingrass
(T/F) Dry matter yield from bermudagrass are higher than those of bahiagrass. -
Answer- True
How many vegetational areas are found in Texas? - Answer- 10
Regarding life cycle, forage species may be broken into which categories? - Answer-
Annual, perennial
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