Range and Livestock Production Practices in the Southwest
Range and Livestock Production Practices in the Southwest

Author: United States. Department of Agriculture

Publisher:

Published: 1943

Total Pages: 28

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This publication seeks not only to focus attention on the signposts that indicate range conditions, but also to outline briefly practices that will assure continued maximum production of forage and livestock as well as improvement of depleted ranges.

The Western Range Livestock Industry
The Western Range Livestock Industry

Author: Marion Clawson

Publisher:

Published: 1950

Total Pages: 426

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What is range? Range livestock in the nation. Division of the range region. Climate of the range region. Plant cover in relation to range livestock production. Other natural factors. General economic structure of the range region. Land ownership. Administration of federal range lands. Livestock numbers and production rates. Economic utilization of feed and forage. Range livestock fattening and marketing. General characteristics of ranches. Ranch organization and management principles. Cattle ranches. Sheep ranches. Ranch values and income. Grazing land values and grazing fees. Credit for the range livestock industry. Meat consumption. Geography of meat and animal prices.