CARRYING CAPACITY. 



Shrubs and Halfshrubs, Monocotyledons. 



291 



Species. 



Water. 



Ash. 



Ether 

 extract. 



Crude 

 fiber. 



Nitro- 

 gen-free 

 extract. 



Crude 

 protein. 



p. ct. 



Agave lechuguilla 



Dasylirium texanum: 



Leaves 



Stems 



Dasylirium wheeleri, leaves . . . 



Nolina erumpens 



microcarpa, leaves 



Yucca baccata 



glauca, leaves 



glauca, stems and roots. 



macrocarpa 



radiosa : 



Leaves 



Stems 



p. ct. 

 8.9 



3.5 

 7.3 

 4.5 

 5.6 

 2.9 

 7.6 

 8.8 

 7.3 

 4.6 



6.8 

 9.8 



p. ct. 

 1.7 



1.6 

 2.3 

 2.4 



2.8 

 1.5 

 1.2 

 2.8 

 0.8 

 0.6 



2.7 

 2.1 



p. ct. 

 32.5 



41.7 

 26.5 

 39.6 

 41.8 

 46.6 

 34.1 

 32.7 

 25.2 

 43.1 



28.9 

 25.9 



p. ct. 

 52.5 



48.1 

 46.3 

 48.9 

 41.2 

 45.3 

 53.5 

 49.3 

 61.0 

 48.8 



48.7 

 55.9 



p. ct. 

 4.4 



5.1 

 17.6 

 4.6 

 8.6 

 3.7 

 3.6 

 6.4 

 5.7 

 2.9 



2.9 

 6.3 



Cacti, Air-Dry. 



Opuntia arborescens. 



arbuscula . . . 



basilaris 



bigelovii 



chlorotica . . . 



f ulgida 



leptocaulis. . 



lindheimeri . . 



macrocentra 



mamillata . . . 



phaeacantha 



polyacantha . 



robusta 



versicolor . . . 

 Cereus giganteua 



5.48 

 12.35 

 3.77 

 4.92 

 3.56 

 3.29 

 4.93 

 6.79 

 4.71 

 5.48 

 2.85 

 3.94 

 5.70 

 6.28 

 5.80 



Cacti, Green. 



Opuntia engelmannii 



f ulgida 



lindheimeri . 



robusta. . . . 



spinosior . . . 

 Cereus giganteus 



0.89 

 1.60 

 1.38 

 0.63 

 1.77 

 0.81 



