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BULLETIN OF THE 
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No. 211 
Contribution from the Bureau of Plant Industry, Wm. A. Taylor, Chief. 
May 26, 1915. 
FACTORS AFFECTING RANGE MANAGEMENT IN 
NEW MEXICO. 
By E. O. Wooton, 
Agriculturist, Office of Farm Management. 
CONTENTS. 
Page Page. 
MUERTE IMON Say Se re eels ct eta oso ce Soielo ae sic wie 1 | Nature of the forage crop and its distribution 20 
The topography of New Mexico.....-....---- 2 | Undesirable range plants........-..-...----- 23, 
MEER sa. ete cua none we ok. Le eee Shi ETO STON eee yeha- arseers ieee tees ek rah ees 25 
Lid. ss gee ethaeets a Wis a ete See e (Rang emanacementee- secre seesce eee ee oe 26 
wen Subdivisions of the land............-......-. 8 | Character of the present opposition to 
Relative importance of stock raising......... TOGA P COMPO SS sste Sees oes ene. eee 37 
_ Legal status of the business.................. EE MST iaboneh ay Gales Gn Mee Bne Mine DG mun meee Ue a es 37 
INTRODUCTION. 
_ Stock raising is more patently influenced by and dependent upon 
its physical environment than most other industries.appear to be. 
| The topographic and climatic conditions are fundamental, because 
_ they determine the kind and quantity of feed the animals must eat, the 
_ temperature and other extremes they must endure, and the various 
dangers which they must avoid. 
_ The laws and customs of the region determine the character of the 
tenure and control of the land which produces the feed upon which 
the animals subsist. They are but the expression of the public opinion 
_ that warrants the existence of that industry in that place. And not 
less important, but probably less often considered, is the relation 
which the business bears to other industries in operation in the same 
_ region. From this standpoint, the industry is to be considered as in 
a certain stage of development toward a better and more complex 
adjustment among all industries, and a statement of its present con- 
dition must be taken as in the nature of a report of progress. It is 
not what it once was, nor yet what it will be. -Thus, while we are 
Note.—The various factors influencing the live-stock industry in New Mexico, especially as affecting 
Tange management, ace presented and discussed in this bulletin. 
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