Annotated Bibliography of Fire Literature

Relative to Northern Grasslands in South-Central Canada and North-Central United States

114A. Launchbaugh, J.L. and C.E. Owensby. 1978. Kansas rangelands, their management based on a half century of research. Kans Agric Exp Sta Bul 622. 56 pp.

Concise summaries of research on a variety of cattle and range management practices in Kansas. Prescribed burning is discussed relative to its effects on forage yield, forage and soil nutrients, beef gain and vegetative community structure. Specific burning practices, precautions, and methods are recommended. Prescribed burning is also discussed in conjunction with shrub control, early stocking, and fertilization. Includes a section on prevention of wildfire and management of rangeland following wildfire.

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