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Pima County's Social Demographics: Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan

ContributorsTaylor, David (Author) / Pima County (Ariz.). County Administrator's Office (Publisher)
Created1999
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This is the third session on Pima County's people, economy, land and water issues. Pima County, for 200 centuries, was the home of folks who lived in the land rather than on the land, and then we showed up.

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Ranching Within Pima County - Ranch Tradition and Conservation in the Altar Valley Area: Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan

ContributorsChilton, Susan E. (Author) / Pima County (Ariz.). County Administrator's Office (Publisher)
Created1999
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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…

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.