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<br />c.o <br />r-.. <br />r-.. <br /> <br />TABLE OF CONTENTS <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION. . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 <br />Soi 1 s. . . I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 <br />l'lnter Requi rements. . . . .. ., .. . .. . . . . . " . .. ., . . . . . . ... 4 <br />ttater Supply........................................ 5 <br />Type of Rnnching in the Area........................ 6 <br /> <br />~tE1HOD OF PROCEDURE.................................... 8 <br />Source of Data................. ........ ........,.. 8 <br />~rethods Used and Assumptions of Budgeting......... 9 <br /> <br />SIZE OF FARM UNIT....... t............................. 10 <br /> <br />CASE STUDY n EXISTING RANCHES........................ 12 <br /> <br />Case-Study Ranch I.........................."..... 13 <br />Case-Study Ranch II....................."......... 16 <br />Cn.se-Study Ranch III........... t.. I............... 17 <br />Cuse-Study Ranch IV......... f . . . . . .., . . .. . . . . ... . .. . . . . 18 <br />Summary of Project Effect on Case-Study Ranches.... 19 <br /> <br />ANALYSIS OF NEI'/ FARl-1 UNITS.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... .. .. . . 23 <br />Budgets for a Basic Cow-C~lf Operation............ 24 <br />Parity l'lage for Operator.......................,.. 26 <br />Effect of Varying Productivity and Efficiency..... 27 <br />Effect of Varyinp Livestock Productivity.......... 28 <br />Beef-Cow Herd with Calf-Fatteninr Operations...... 29 <br />ISO-Head Beef-Cow Herd with Fatteninp Operation... 29 <br />400-Acre Hay-rmd-Grnin Cash-Crop Operations....... 30 <br />400-Acre Far~ with Various Livestock Programs..... 31 <br />New Farm Units, Summary and Conclusions........... 33 <br /> <br />Cover Photo Courtesy Of <br />David Oberwager <br />U. S. Soil Conservation Service <br />Baggs, Nyoming <br />