Alfalfa as a Range Legume

Alfalfa invades spring grazed range. Plowing range and sowing alfalfa and orchardgrass demonstrates alfalfa's ability to produce forage and fertility. Several methods of establishing alfalfa on the range are described. Alfalfa has been found to be more adapted to the dryer sites. It supplies fertility, changes plant composition, and greatly increases carrying capacity. Alfalfa thrives on close spring grazing, it draws on winter accumulated moisture, raises humidity, and catches drifting snow. In one study, alfalfa has stimulated native grass cover to the exclusion of big sagebrush.This material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries.The Journal of Range Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information.Migrated from OJS platform August 202