UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BULLETIN No. 1001 
Contribution from the Office of Farm Management and Farm Economics 
H. C. TAYLOR, Chief 
Washington, D. C. February 23, 1922 
THE RELATION OF LAND TENURE TO 
THE USE OF THE ARID GRAZING LANDS 
OF THE SOUTHWESTERN STATES 
By 
E. O. WOOTON, Assistant Agricultural Economist 
(Section of Land Economics, L. C. GRAY, Economist in Charge) 
CONTENTS 
Page 
Introduction 1 
The Region 3 
Some Factors Controlling Stock Raising on Arid Grazing Lands . . 9 
The Natural Conditions 9 
The Resultant Forage Crop 13 
The Land Tenure 15 
Some Consequences of the Open-Range Method of Stock Raising . 28 
Some Benefits Arising from Fencing the Range and Controlling the 
Methods of Use 36 
The Necessary Legislation 42 
Basic Assumptions 42 
Requirements that Must be Met 44 
Methods Proposed 45 
Conclusion 62 
\ Appendices 63 
Bibliography 68 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1922 
