Comparison of forage value on private and public grazing leases

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 300-306

  Van Tassell, Larry W ^a   Torell, L Allen ^b   Rimbey, Neil R ^c   Bartlett, E Tom ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^d Immunology and Pathology   (United States)

Author keywords

grazing fees; land use; permit value; profit maximization; public land policy

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FORAGE VALUE; GRAZING LAND; LAND ECONOMICS; LAND USE POLICY;

USA, IDAHO; USA, NEW MEXICO; USA, WYOMING;

EID: 0030618166     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003733     Document Type: Article

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