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Economic Impact of Brush Encroachment in Texas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

James E. Osborn  and
Gerald V. Witkowski
James E. Osborn
Affiliation:
Texas Tech University
Gerald V. Witkowski
Affiliation:
Texas Tech University
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Range livestock is important to the economy of the state of Texas. Over 4.2 billion lbs. of beef were produced in Texas with a value of over $1.2 billion in 1971, which was the greatest for any of the 50 states. Sheep and lamb production in Texas for 1971 exceeded 200 million lbs. and was valued at $43.4 million which was the highest of all 50 states. Cash receipts from cattle, calves, sheep, and lambs marketed in Texas in 1971 were estimated at $1.6 billion.

Texas' production of range livestock is limited by the availability of rangeland. In 1967, over 53 percent of the land area in Texas was classified as rangeland. Undesirable woody plants which compete with favorable grasses for moisture and sunlight have infested 82 percent of the grasslands in the state.

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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , December 1974 , pp. 95 - 100
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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1974

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