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- Creators: Chilton, Susan E.
- Creators: McGibbon, Andrew
ContributorsChilton, Susan E. (Author) / Pima County (Ariz.). County Administrator's Office (Publisher)
Created1999
Description
The author takes issue with the statement, "Only three percent of the cows are from the West" and discusses all that is involved in raising cows that are then shipped east to graze before slaughter. They forget that they were born and raised out here. The Altar Valley alone produces millions of pounds of beef a year.
ContributorsMcGibbon, Andrew (Author) / Pima County (Ariz.). County Administrator's Office (Publisher)
Created1999
Description
The Santa Rita Ranches operate in cooperation with the Santa Rita Experimental Range located to the west of the Santa Rita Mountains, in the upper Santa Cruz Valley. It was established in 1903 and is recognized as a principal site for research on the improvement and management of semiarid grasslands in the Southwest.