TENURE AND USE OF ARID GRAZING LANDS. 



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Table A.— Number of ranges of indicated sizes and total areas {approximate) which are 

 individually used, and to some degree controlled by virtue of equities in that part of each 

 range that may be obtained by purchase or lease from the railroad or other oivner. 



Approximate size of area used (acres). 



10.000 or less 



10.001 to 20,000... 

 20,001 to 40,000... 

 40,001 to 60,000... 

 60,001 to 80,000... 

 80,001 to 100,000. . 

 100,001 to 150,000. 

 150,001 to 200,000. 

 200,001 to 300,000. 

 300,001 to 400,000. 

 Over 400,000 



Total 



Average size. 



Arizona. 



Num- 

 ber. 



228 



Total 



area so 



controlled. 



Acres. 



126, 720 



637, 200 



1, 748, 480 



1,292,160 



496, 000 



614, 400 



1, 872, 000 



1, 154, 560 



496,000 



693, 120 



9, 130, 640 

 40,047 



New Mexico. 



Num- 

 ber. 



178 



Total 



area so 



controlled. 



Acres. 

 121,600 

 599, 040 

 1, 997, 480 

 60S, 640 

 610, 560 

 646, 400 

 368, 640 

 652, 800 



587, 520 



6, 192, 680 

 34, 790 



Total. 



Num- 

 ber. 



148 

 41 

 16 

 14 

 19 

 11 

 2 

 2 



406 



Area 

 so con 

 trolled. 



Acres. 



248, 320 



1,236,240 



3, 745, 960 



1,900,800 



1, 106, 560 



1,260,800 



2, 240, 640 



1, 807, 360 



496, 000 



693, 120 



587, 520 



15,323,320 



37, 742 



a This area is subleased to a number of small operators. 



Table 5. — Data obtained from stockmen using ranges within the limits of the Atlantic 

 & Pacific Railroad land grant [12]. 





Cattlemen. 



Sheepmen. 



Item. 



Average num- 

 ber of acres. 



Number 



of men 



reporting. 



Average num- 

 ber of acres. 



Number 



of men 



reporting. 



Character of tenure: 



Leased railroad lands 



23, 752 

 5,409 

 7,146 

 6,635 



74, 286 



35 

 43 

 24 

 39 

 62' 



23,441 

 3,444 



29, 257 

 . 18, 305 

 o73,220 



20 



Leased school lands 



19 





7 





21 





32 









Average num- 

 ber of years. 



Number 

 reporting. 



Average num- 

 ber of years. 



Number 

 reporting. 



Period of use 



14.4 



39 



10.3 



15 









Average acres 

 per cow. 



Number 

 reporting. 



Average acres 

 per sheep. 



Number 

 reporting. 



Estimate of grazing capacity: 



Normal 



38 

 5 per cent. 



30 per cent. 



50 

 42 



46 



11 



5 per cent. 



36 per cent. 



15 



Decrease due to use (estimated average).. . 

 Decrease due to current drought (estimated 



20 

 23 









Total 

 num- 

 ber. 



Aver- 

 age 

 num- 

 ber per 

 ranch. 



Number 

 reporting. 



Total 

 num- 

 ber. 



Aver- 

 age 

 num- 

 ber per 

 ranch. 



Number 

 reporting. 



Number and kinds of watering places: 



Springs 



175 



10 



209 



87 



6.2 

 1.6 

 6.5 



2.8 



28 

 6 

 32 

 30 



IS 



2.5 



8 







Reservoirs or tanks 



133 

 32 



7.0 

 3.5 



19 



WeUs 



9 







"Two very large holdings omitted because definite data were not obtainable. 



The table also indicates that the stock ranches of the region mostly contain from 

 one-half to two townships of land,whichis probably a fair indication of what stockmen 

 of that region think they need. (See also Table 5.) 



