LEA (lee)
An
open piece of grassland, or meadow, suitable for grazing by
livestock
Common
clues:
Where the buffalo roam;
Poet's pasture; Ewe's milieu; Pastoral expanse; Grazing ground;
Meadow; Grassland; Shepherd's place; Idyllic setting; Low place?;
Bull run?
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Pasture
Pasture
is land with lush herbaceous vegetation cover used for grazing of
ungulate livestock as part of a farm or ranch. Prior to the
advent of mechanized farming, pasture was the primary source of
food for cattle and sheep. It is still used extensively,
particularly for free range and organic farming, as pasture gives
much better living conditions for the animals. Advances in
managed intensive grazing (MIG), and improvements in fence
technology, led to renewed interest in grazing in the 1990s.
Meadow
in full flower near Grindelwald in the Swiss Alps.
Pasture
growth can consist of grasses, legumes, or a mixture. Alfalfa,
clover, and birdsfoot trefoil are legumes used in intensive
pasture management. Many grasses, including ryegrass (Lolium),
meadow-grass (Poa), foxtails (Alopecurus), and bents (Agrostis)
are used, depending upon conditions, of which soil type, minimum
annual temperature, and rainfall amount are most important.
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It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Pasture".
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