Production practices, costs, and returns of cattle ranches in the mountain and plateau area of northwestern New Mexico

Procedures; Description of area; Elevation, topography, and soils; Precipitation and vegetation; Tenure and land use; Livestock number; Production practices and problems; Feeding practices; Calving and calving percentages; Breeding program; Death losses; Range practices; Sale weights; Marketing practices; Capital and labor sources; Major problems; Representative ranch budgets; Organization and investments; Production and sales; Cash expenses; Non-cash costs; Costs and returns summary; Other efficiency measures; High-income versus low-income ranches; Small cow-calf ranches; Medium-sized cow-calf ranches; Literature cited; Appendix; Use of land resources and size of ranch; Ownership; Investment in buildings and improvements; Investments in livestock; managerial status; Yields and stocking rates; Animal unit equivalents; Prices received for cattle; Prices received for crops; Prices paid for items purchased; Labor; Depreciation; Interest; Inventory change; Budget construction proceduresResearch report containing the results of a study to gather information on various aspects of cattle ranch operation in northwestern New Mexico. Page 2 indicates that the report is part of Regional Research Project W-79, "Economic analysis of range and ranch management decisions on western livestock ranches.