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Major Uses of Land in the United States: 1974

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The United States has a land area of 2,264 million acres. The major uses of this acreage in 1974 were: cropland, 465 million acres; grassland pasture and range, 598 million acres; forest land, 718 million acres; urban, recreational, and other special uses, 182 million acres; and miscellaneous land, 301 million acres. From 1969 to 1974 cropland, pasture and range, and forest land each decreased about 1 percent while special uses increased 6 percent.

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  • Frey, H. Thomas, 1979. "Major Uses of Land in the United States: 1974," Agricultural Economic Reports 305572, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uerser:305572
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.305572
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    1. Bigelow, Daniel & Borchers, Allison, 2017. "Major Uses of Land in the United States, 2012," Economic Information Bulletin 263079, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    2. Vesterby, Marlow & Krupa, Kenneth S., 2001. "Major Uses of Land in the United States, 1997," Statistical Bulletin 262284, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    3. John Hansen, 1984. "Canadian small settlements and the uptake of agricultural land, 1966–1976," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 15(1), pages 61-84, July.
    4. Daugherty, Arthur B. & Otte, Robert C., 1983. "Farmland Ownership In The United States," Staff Reports 276769, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

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