Appendix table 9—Consumption of grazed forages in the United States by type of grazing and livestock and region, on an 
animal unit-month (AUM) basis, 1985 
Type of livestock 
Percent 
Deeded non- 
and region Total Irrigated Public grazing 
ae 1,000 1,000 1,000 
AUM's AUM'’s Percent AUM'’s 
Beef cattle 
North! 70,044.2 66,118.6 94.4 — 
South? 181,571.0 167,137.3 92.1 6,603.2 
Rocky Mountain* 131,735.0 104,056.0 79.0 15,901.0 
Pacific Coast* 28,739.0 22,047.0 76.7 1,659.0 
Total 412,089.9 359,359.1 87.2 24,162.9 
Sheep 
North! 3,120.4 2,184.3 70.0 — 
South? 4,041.5 4,041.5 100.0 =a 
Rocky Mountain? 9,063.0 3,207.0 35.4 4,654.6 
Pacific Coast* 2,848.0 1,308.0 45.9 649.0 
Total 19,072.9 10,742.2 56.3 5,303.6 
Irrigated grazing 
1,000 
AUM's 
Percent 
Crop residue 
1,000 
AUM'’s 
3,925.6 
7,029.5 
7,885.6 
1,170.0 
20,010.6 
Percent 
Note: Data may not add to totals because of rounding. 
— = not available. 
' Includes the Northeast and North Central. 
> Includes the Southeast and South Central. 
3 Includes the Great Plains. 
4 Includes Alaska and Hawaii. 
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