Abstract

The Tallgrass Prairie once encompassed some 150+ million acres in the central Great Plains area. Because of the relatively high rainfall in the region and the grassland dominance, the soils there were among the best in the world for crop production.

Keywords:

• grasslands,
• prairie,
• fire,
• ecologic,
• wild,
• nature,
• native,
• rancher,
• ranching,
• cattle,
• grazing,
• cowboy,
• traditional,
• elements,
• plants,
• grasses,
• animals,
• harvest,
• forage,
• biodiversity,
• climate,
• bluestem,
• indiangrass,
• preservation,
• rainfall,
• crops,
• plow,
• vegetation,
• soil,
• fertility,
• Tallgrass Prairie,
• burning,
• precipitation,
• maintenance