. Western live-stock management . Livestock; Range management. The West CLIMATE The most noticeable feature of western climate is the limited rainfall, which is fairly well indicated in the ac- companying map (Fig. 2). It will be noted that with the exception of those parts of Oregon and Washington lying to the west of the Cascade Mountains, almost this. Fig. 2. — Annual Rainfall of the United States. entire region has less than 20 inches of rainfall, while some parts, as in southern Nevada and Arizona, have even less than 10 inches. This dry climate, combined with the high altitude, tends to
. Western live-stock management . Livestock; Range management. The West CLIMATE The most noticeable feature of western climate is the limited rainfall, which is fairly well indicated in the ac- companying map (Fig. 2). It will be noted that with the exception of those parts of Oregon and Washington lying to the west of the Cascade Mountains, almost this. Fig. 2. — Annual Rainfall of the United States. entire region has less than 20 inches of rainfall, while some parts, as in southern Nevada and Arizona, have even less than 10 inches. This dry climate, combined with the high altitude, tends to make the summers rather cool, particularly at night, although it may be quite warm in the sun during the day. The winters in such states as Arizona and New Mexico are very mild, while farther north, as in Montana, they, are severe. The extreme dry-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Potter, E. L. (Ermine Lawrence), 1884-; Kennedy, Carl N; Samson, George Roy; Nelson, Oran Milton. New York : Macmillan Company
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