UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

 BULLETIN No. 1001 



Contribution from the Office of Farm Management and Farm Economics 

 H. C. TAYLOR, Chief i 



Washington, D. C. 



February 23, 1922 



THE RELATION OF LAND TENURE TO 



THE USE OF THE ARID GRAZING LANDS 



OF THE SOUTHWESTERN STATES 



By 

 E. O. WOOTON, Assistant Agricultural Economist 



(Section of Land Economics, L. C. GRAY, Economist in Charge) 



CONTENTS 



Page 



Introduction : . . . 1 



The Region 3 



Some Factors Controlling Stock Raising on Arid Grazing Lands . . 9 



The Natural Conditions 9 



The Resultant Forage Crop 13 



The Land Tenure 15 



Some Consequences of the Open-Range Method of Stock Raising . 28 

 Some Benefits Arising from Fencing the Range and Controlling the 



Methods of Use . . 36 



The Necessary Legislation •. 42 



Basic Assumptions 42 



Requirements that Must be Met 44 



Methods Proposed - . 45 



Conclusion 62 



Appendices 63 



Bibliography . 68 



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