Excerpt from Life Zones and Crop Zones of New Mexico
Stock raising-forestry, and mining are being put on a scientific basis. Graded cattle have almost entirely taken the place of the Texas longhorn; valuable horses are superseding the cayuse; the' grade of sheep in many places is being greatly improved; lumbering is coming under Government control that, while utilizing the forests, will perpetuate them; and mining methods are being improved so that low - grade ores are worked at a profit.
Certain sections are becoming famous for the flavor and quality of fruits, which develop and mature to their greatest perfection under the combined influence of an arid atmosphere and the proper control of moisture in the soil. Various forage crops, grains, and vegetables have proved signally successful in restricted areas, and if the best results of a steadily developing agriculture, are to be obtained the boundaries of the areas of approximately uniform agricultural char acter should be mapped and be made known.1913. GE neral' physical features.
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