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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

 BULLETIN No. 1031 



Contribution from the Forest Service 

 WILUAM B. GREELEY, Forester 



Washington, D. C. 



May 15, 1922 



RANGE AND CATTLE MANAGEMENT 

 DURING DROUGHT 



By 



JAMES T, JARDINE, Inspector of Grazing, and CLARENCE 

 L. FORSLING, Grazing Examiner 



COkXENTS 



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The problem of drought and cattle produc- 

 tion. 1 



Jornada RanglfeTReserve 4 



Types of vegetation 5 



Use prior to reservation 10 



Recurrence of drought 11 



Variation in forage production 18 



Variation due to drought 19 



Variation due to grazing 25 



Forage production conclusions ... 33 



Grazing capacity 34 



Yearlong or winter range 35 



Summer range 40 



Adjjistments necessary in cattle manage- 

 ment • - • 41 



Southern New Mexico a cattle-breed- 

 ing section 42 



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Adjustments neciessary, etc-LContinued. 



Breeding herd should be limited to 



crazing capacity of range during 



drought 43 



Surplus stock should vary with range 

 forage production and with the 



market 46 



Range management to obtain maxi- 

 mum forage production and proper 



use 49 



Improvements necessary to meet increase 



in cost of cattle production 53 



Improvements in grade of stock ... 54 



Increasing calf crop -. 58 



Decreasing losses of cattle 65 



Increasing growth of young stock . . 77 



Summary 79 



List of publications relating to this subject 82 



WASHINGTON 

 GOVERNMEI^IT PRINTING OFFICE 



1922 



