Range Test 2

Question 1

Prescribed buring

Answer 1

Burning under carefully planned and controlled conditions for specific purposes

Question 2

Pitting

Answer 2

Creating cups in the soil on bare ground to hold water.

Question 3

Two types of burns

Answer 3

Reclemation and maintenance

Question 4

Why were fires stopped

Answer 4

Fencing, smaller units, reduction of fuel loads due to overgrazing, lack of understanding of fire.

Question 5

Uses of prescribed burning

Answer 5

suppress brush, increase palatability, improve production, reduce wildlife hazard

Question 6

How many pounds of fuel are needed for an effective burn

Answer 6

2500-3000

Question 7

Temp for maintenance burns?

Answer 7

40-70F

Question 8

Temp for Reclamation burns

Answer 8

90+

Question 9

Most treacherous and least predictable in a fire?

Answer 9

Wind

Question 10

Winds should always be below what MPH for a fire?

Answer 10

20 MPH

Question 11

Three qualities of wind to check?

Answer 11

Velocity, Direction, Gustiness

Question 12

Do not burn when humidity is below___ unless wind is less than ___

Answer 12

20% humidity and 6MPH wind

Question 13

Fires move slowly on what direction of a slope?

Answer 13

down

Question 14

Fire does what to plants for insect damages?

Answer 14

preconditions plants for insect damage

Question 15

More seed development occurs before or after a fire?

Answer 15

After

Question 16

How does fire effect Patasium?

Answer 16

Fire increases the speed of breakdown and gives it to the soil.

Question 17

True or False. One burn can significantly influence organic matter content

Answer 17

False, it takes multiple annual burns to significantly influence it.

Question 18

During a prescribed burn, soil temp rarely changes to to depths great than

Answer 18

2 inches

Question 19

What will burning to do soil moisture loss?

Answer 19

Increase soil moisture loss.

Question 20

Reasons for brush controll

Answer 20

82% of Texas has brush. 50% of it needs control for improvement

Question 21

Trend factors for pasture forage

Answer 21

Vigor of plants, improving plant community, accumulation of litter, errosion, current degree of use

Question 22

How many years of no brush control would make 0 forage production

Answer 22

20 years

Question 23

Requirements for successful brush control

Answer 23

Right methods for species and area, good application job, seed source, DEFER ATLEAST ONE GROWING SEASON, and control sprouts

Question 24

Forms of brush control

Answer 24

Mechanical, chemical, biological, controlled burning.

Question 25

Types of Mechanical brush control

Answer 25

Hand-Grubbing, axe, IPT
Power-Treedozing chaining, railing, rootplow
Chemical- read the label

Question 26

Types of chemical application

Answer 26

Basal Treatment

Foliage spray

Question 27

Guide to Range Management

Answer 27

Take half leave half

Question 28

How many pounds of forage are needed to prevent erosion?

Answer 28

Native=2000#

Sod grasses=1500

Question 29

Whats important about having top growth for cover?

Answer 29

More cover means more water penetrations and lower soil temp

Question 30

Soil temp impact on evaporation

Answer 30

70 degrees- all used for plant growth
100 degrees- 75% growth, 25% cooling
130 degrees- 0% growth, 100% cooling
140 degrees- all bacteria dies

Question 31

Basal treatment on what kind of timber?

Answer 31

Single stem virgin timber

Question 32

Foliage Spray on what kind of timber?

Answer 32

Multistem, regrowth