Organization, costs and returns of cattle ranches in northeastern New Mexico, 1978

Summary; Procedures; Description of area; Elevation, topography, and soils; Climate and vegetation; Tenure and land use; Livestock numbers; Production practices and problems; Climate and feeding practices; Topography; Cattle and calving percentages; Breeding programs; Yearling programs; Death losses; Replacement practices; Herd management and range practices; Sale weights; Marketing practices; Capital and labor sources; Major problems; Representative ranch budgets; Small cow-calf ranches; Medium-sized cow-calf ranches; Large cow-calf ranches; Small yearling ranches; Large yearling ranches; Comparisons of efficiency factors; Conclusions; Literature cited; Appendix; Value of resources used; Animal units; Crops; Livestock sale weights; Prices and depreciation; Inventory changes; Returns to operator labor , management and capital;Bulletin containing the results of the latest in a sequence of ongoing surveys to determine the typical organization, management, and costs and returns of cattle ranches in northeastern New Mexico