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Stocking rangelands on the Rio Puerco in New Mexico.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Aldon, Earl F. Garcia, George |
| Copyright Year | 1971 |
| Abstract | Stocking levels, utilization percentages, and perennial grass forage production were recorded from 1958 through 1969 on the San Luis Experimental Watersheds in the Rio Puerto Basin, 58 miles northwest of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Over two-thirds of the 3,900,OOO acres of the Rio Puerto is composed of rangelands similar to those in the experimental watersheds. From 12 years of data on part of the watershed, we have developed tables to use as guidelines for stocking semidesert ranges in central New Mexico, where summer deferment is practiced. These are applicable on semidesert ranges found on most of the Rio Puerto drainage. The portion of the watershed used for this study is a 525-acre experimental range unit, pasture II, in the transition zone between woodland and semidesert grassland (Aldon, 1964). Cattle grazed the area each year from November 1 through April 30. Principal forage species, in descending order of cattle preference (Aldon and Garcia, 1967), are alkali sacaton (Sporobollcs airoides (Torr.) Torr.), galleta (Hilaria jamesii (Torr.) Benth.), and blue grama (Bouteloua graciks (H.B.K.), Lag. ex Steud.). |
| Starting Page | 344 |
| Ending Page | 345 |
| Page Count | 2 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.2307/3896598 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://journals.uair.arizona.edu/index.php/jrm/article/download/5962/5572 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.2307/3896598 |
| Volume Number | 24 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
