Western Range And Livestock

Download or read book The Western Range Livestock Industry written by Marion Clawson and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is range? Range livestock in the nation. Division of the range region. Climate of the range region. Plant cover in relation to range livestock production. Other natural factors. General economic structure of the range region. Land ownership. Administration of federal range lands. Livestock numbers and production rates. Economic utilization of feed and forage. Range livestock fattening and marketing. General characteristics of ranches. Ranch organization and management principles. Cattle ranches. Sheep ranches. Ranch values and income. Grazing land values and grazing fees. Credit for the range livestock industry. Meat consumption. Geography of meat and animal prices.