CHAPTER 9 



CONDITIONS AFFECTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF 

 DAIRYING 



G. F. WARREN 



184. Cattle and Grass. Cattle raising goes with the 

 raising of hay and forage crops. How closely the growth of 

 these crops limits the production of cattle is shown by Figs. 



FIG. 64. Distribution of the hay and forage crops of the United States. 

 Compare with Fig. 65. 



64 and 65, taken from the United States Census reports. 

 In the South and in the arid regions there are a few 

 more cattle than the hay and forage crops would suggest, 

 because some of the cattle in these regions are pastured all 

 the year and therefore require little or no hay. 



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