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Table 12. — Effects of permanent seeding of wheat land to crested 

 iv heat grass on the organization, production, and income on a wheat- 

 cattle ranch in southwestern North Dakota 



Item 



Former plan 



Present plan — 

 90 acres wheat 

 and summer- 

 fallow land 

 seeded to 

 crested wheat, 

 grass 



Alternative 

 plan — all wheat 

 and summer- 

 fallow land 

 seeded to 

 crested wheat 

 grass 





Acre- 

 age 



Produc- 

 tion 



Acre- 

 age 



Produc- 

 tion 



Acre- 

 age 



Produc- 

 tion 



Crops and land use: 

 Wheat 



Acres 



140 



140 



90 



50 



40 



300 



Bushels 

 1,526 



~1~800" 

 1,750 

 1, 000 



Tons 

 100 



Acres 

 95 

 95 

 90 

 50 

 40 



300 

 10 



600 

 80 



Bushels 

 1, 140 



Acres 



Bushels 



Summer-fallow 









1, 800 

 1 , 750 

 1, 000 



Tons 



100 



9 



AUM's^ 

 240 

 115 



5 

 1,080 



90 

 50 

 40 



300 

 32 



600 



248 



1, 800 



Oats 



1, 750 



Barley 



Wild hay 



1, 000 



Tons 

 100 



Crested wheat grass hay 



35 



Private range 



Crested wheat grass pasture. 

 Crested wheat grass after- 

 math 



600 



AUM'si 

 240 



AUM'si 

 210 



449 



16 



Crazing permits held 





1,080 





1 . 080 









Total 



1,360 





1,360 





1,360 











Inven- 

 tory 



Sold 



Inven- 

 tory 



Sold 



Inven- 

 tory 



Sold 



Livestock: 

 Cows 



Number 

 92 



15 



78 



3 



4 



50 



Number 

 12 



" - 60" 



Number 

 100 



16 



85 



3 



4 



50 



Number 

 13 



""66" 



Number 

 126 



20 

 107 



4 



4 



50 



Number 

 16 



Heifers 2 years (replace- 

 ments) 





Yearlings, heifers, and steers. 

 Bulls 



84 



Horses 





Hens 





Net cash income: 



With high price level 



With medium price level 



Dol 

 6, < 

 3,1 



lars 



)04 



)68 



Dol 



7, ( 

 4, ( 



lars 



)09 



)21 



Dol 

 7, ( 

 3, ( 



lars 



)44 



)60 



1 Animal unit months of grazing. 



With the high level of prices and costs used in this study (see pp. 

 14 and 15) slight increases in income are indicated under both the 

 present and alternative plans, when compared with the former plan 

 of farm operation. With a medium price and cost level a slight 

 increase in income is shown for the present plan and very little change 

 is indicated in the alternative plan. Ranchers who operate units oi 



