number of cattle has grown to 34,886 head, on 65 properties. The main problem is the bad roads which access these properties. In the last few years, the amount of buffel grass used to seed pastures has increased by a factor of four. This has considerably increased financial production, and increased ranching activity. Industrial activity in the Municipality is almost nonexistent. There are only packers of table grapes and squash. A high priority is the creation of a maquiladora (twin plant) which could generate employment mainly for the women of the Municipality. References Municipalities of Sonora