Carrying capacity of grazing ranges in southern Arizona . Fig. 1.—Conditions in the Southwest Corner of the Santa Rita RangeReserve in 1903. The rayless goldenrod is just beginning to occupy bare ground. (Compare with fig. 2.). FiQ. 2.—Conditions in the Southwest Corner of the Reserve in 1913. The ground is almost completely covered with vegetation. Note the large amount of grassin the association; in 1914 a considerable part of the goldenrod was dead as the result ofcrowding by the grass. (Compare with fig. 1.) Jul. 367, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Plate VI.

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