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range. The figures for 1917, and especially for 1918, however, may 
be too low, because of the difficulty of determining under the dry con- 
(PLC WN Ta 
Precipitation, (July Aug.and Sept\and El Paso 
Texas. | 
1917 19/8 (9/9 
LEGEND 
eae Volume of forage percent 
es eo AN/7Ua/ 
seen Seaso7a/ Precipitation, inches,at Reserve |} 
(July, Aug,Sepr) 
x (9.02) Average Annual Precipitation At State 
O 494) Average Seasona/ College, N.M. 
IDS’ IDIE 
Fie. 6.—Volume of forage on tobosa grass, summer range, compared with precipitation. 
ditions prevailing just what plants were dead; but the reduction to 
59.0 per cent of the original stand in 1919 is believed to represent the 
