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have such pastures keep cattle or sheep. In regions where 

 all the land is well adapted to crops, cattle production is 

 usually but not always a minor business. But cattle are 

 often fattened in such regions. Very frequently the final 

 factor in determining whether cattle shall be kept is the 

 presence or absence of land that is good for pasture, but not 

 good for crop production. For instance, in parts of the 

 corn-belt there is so little rough pasture land that fewer 



FIG. 66. Using the stony land for pasture. 



cows are kept than otherwise would be. Most of the milk 

 supply for Chicago and for New York comes from north of 

 these cities, partly because of the presence of pastures and 

 partly because of the cooler climate. 



186. Location of Beef and Dairy Cattle. It is apparent 

 that the number of cattle in a region is directly dependent 

 on the presence of hay and forage crops, or on ranges. 

 Whether the cattle shall be of the beef or dairy type de- 

 pends primarily on the distance to the centers of popu- 

 lation. Beef animals can be shipped long distances. They 

 are therefore grown farthest from the centers of population. 



