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many plants such as wild cherry, nightshade, mountain laurel and Dutchman’s breeches, are poisonous to cattle. Acorn poisoning can also be a problem. The price of one lost cow could have helped build a stretch of fence.
From a timber management standpoint, the detrimental effects of grazing are many. The cattle destroy forest reproduction, compact the soil, cause erosion and retard the growth of the standing trees. The quality of the timber is often affected, just ask any logger. The low shrubs which form the ground cover are also gone. This ground cover protects the soil from drying winds and helps prevent erosion. The leaf litter which holds moisture in the topsoil and enhances fertility is often absent. Also, soil compaction in the upper six inches of soil can cut tree diameter growth in half.
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