Type of farming and ranching areas in New Mexico: Part 1

Objective; Sources of information; Definition of terms; Size of farm and gross income per farm by type; Historical background; Major types of land tenure; Population; Factors influencing the agricultural development of New Mexico; Physical factors; Surface relief and drainage basins; Climatic characteristics; Soils; Types of natural vegetation; Biological factors; Animal diseases; Plant diseases; Insect pests and internal parasites; Rodents and predatory animals; Weeds; Plant adaptation; Economic factors; Distance to market; Transportation; Competition; Improved machinery and implements; Major agricultural and adjustment problems; Land-use adjustment; Overstocking the grazing lands; Soil conservation; Stabilization of the supply of irrigation water; Efficient use of irrigation water; Drainage of irrigation lands; Size-of-farm and low-income problem; Geography of the agriculture of New Mexico; Distribution of crops; Distribution of livestock; Distribution of farms by type; Type-of-farming and -ranching areasBulletin containing the results of a study to determine the physical, biological, and economic factors that influence agriculture throughout New Mexico