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D. Prospective production, with special reference to 

 the future of the range industry in this country. 



3. Classification of pasture lands in the United States. 



A. Area. 



B. Natural divisions and characteristics of major 

 geographical units. 



a. East. 

 h. South. 



c. Middle West. 



d. West. 



(i) Great Plains. 



(2) Rocky Mountain region. 



(3) Great Basin. 



(4) Southwest. 



(5) Pacific slope. 



(6) Northwest. 



4. Development of the range industry. 



A. Buffaloes and their impress on the range. 



B. Wild horses. 



C. Other native herbivorous animals. 



D. Advent of domestic foraging animals. 



a. Type and breed; from whence introduced. 



E. Factors affecting the stocking. 



a. Climate; accessibility of the lands to graz- 

 ing; character of forage; water, etc. 



F. The lands occupied by different classes of stock. 



G. Center of livestock production at various periods. 



5. Overgrazing and results. 



A . When and where most serious. 



B. Results. 



a. Sharp decline in forage. 



b. Decreased animal production and financial 

 failures. 



(i) Competition for range. 

 (A) Range wars. 



c. Adoption of land grants and leasing systems. 



d. Creation of National Forests. 



