Carrying capacity of grazing ranges in southern Arizona . Fig. 2.—a Single Medium-Sized Mesquite Bush on the Reserve, Showing ItsCrop of Beans on the Ground. The dried beans from this bush -weighed 10^^ pounds. These beans are very nutritious andare eaten freely by all kinds of stock. Plate Fig. 1.—Conditions in an Arroyo, Showing how the Grass Retards ErosionAND Helps to Fill in Washed Places on the Santa Rita Range Reserve. Hundreds of places may be found on the reserve where different stages of this process ofleveling up are in progress. V % ^t ^^^^^^^ •afatt^ttJiifik^ • i -^1 IHfe . -

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Carrying capacity of grazing ranges in southern Arizona . Fig. 2.—a Single Medium-Sized Mesquite Bush on the Reserve, Showing ItsCrop of Beans on the Ground. The dried beans from this bush -weighed 10^^ pounds. These beans are very nutritious andare eaten freely by all kinds of stock. Plate Fig. 1.—Conditions in an Arroyo, Showing how the Grass Retards ErosionAND Helps to Fill in Washed Places on the Santa Rita Range Reserve. Hundreds of places may be found on the reserve where different stages of this process ofleveling up are in progress. V % ^t ^^^^^^^ •afatt^ttJiifik^ • i -^1 IHfe . --^^-nf^^^H Hp^^^ t M^ ^1- iiP! Fig. 2.—The Boundary Fence between the McCleary (Left) and MacBeath(Right) Pastures in May, 1914, Showing the Extent to Which the Forageon These Pastures is Fed off Each Season. Bui. 367, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Plate X. 1 Hj^H^HflH^H^^^I^^^^^^HBHg^^^^^^r -J Fig. 1.—An Open Spot among the Mesquite Bushes on the Santa Rita Range Reserve. A good stand of grass has been obtained by persistent sowing. (Compare with fig. 2.)

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