RANGE AND CATTLE MANAGEMENT DURING DROUGHT. 39 
carrying capacity of pastures 5 and 10 in 1917-18, the second year 
of drought, as given in Tables 11 and 12 shows an estimated reduc- 
tion of about 35 per cent from maximum in an average year. From 
the difficulties encountered in 1917-18, however, it is believed that 
PERCENT. 
LEGEND 
a= Density of forage on protected plots 
in percent of maxtimusn. 
apes Carrying capacity Mh Per een], OF 
: INAXINIUS), : 
25% : 
IIS 1/16 1917 IIB IWD 
Fig. 8.—Hstimated carrying capacity of grama-grass range in time of drought. 
during the second year of drought there should be a reduction in 
number of stock grazed of at least 40 per cent from maximum est1- 
mated grazing capacity and a further reduction of 10 per cent in the 
third year. 
