A rancher in Central Califomia has a year-long BLM grazing allotment in the Oak Woodlands that is 5,000 acres in size. Seventy percent of this allotment has loam soils and produces 900 lbs. (DM) of forage per year and the remaining 30% has sandy loam soil and produces 500 lbs. of forage (DM) per year. The allotment is split into large pastures enabling rotational grazing to take place and allowing the producer to practice the "take half, leave half philosophy of grazing. As part of his agreement with BLM, the rancher must account for 30 head of elk (500 lbs.). With the remaining forage, determine how many mature 200 lb. ewes the rancher could run on this allotment.
