IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/p/ags/uerser/305299.html
   My bibliography  Save this paper

Major Uses of Land and Water In The United States, With Special Reference to Agriculture: Summary for 1959

Author

Listed:
  • Wooten, Hugh H.
  • Gertel, Karl
  • Pendleton, William C.

Abstract

Excerpt from report summary: Planted acreage in 1961 was the smallest since 1930, a peak year for total cropland acreage. Total acreage planted in 1961, including fruits, nuts, and vegetables, was 324 million acres, a reduction of one-eighth from 1930. The biggest reduction since 1930 in acreage has been in grains and cotton. The net difference in total cropland acreage in 1930 and 1961 for the country as a whole does not fully reflect shifts within States and counties. Farming methods together with improved land and water-use have increased production per acre, so that a much smaller cropland acreage can meet the 1962 demand for farm products. The shift in farm power since 1930 from horses and mules to tractors and trucks alone has released about 60 million acres of cropland, formerly used for feed, to other purposes.

Suggested Citation

  • Wooten, Hugh H. & Gertel, Karl & Pendleton, William C., 1962. "Major Uses of Land and Water In The United States, With Special Reference to Agriculture: Summary for 1959," Agricultural Economic Reports 305299, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uerser:305299
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.305299
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/305299/files/aer13.pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.22004/ag.econ.305299?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Davidson, R. D., 1952. "Federal and State Rural Lands, 1950, with Special Reference to Grazing," Miscellaneous Publications 324064, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    2. Wooten, Hugh H. & Anderson, James R., 1957. "Major Uses of Land in the United States: Summary for 1954," Agricultural Information Bulletins 308792, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    3. Farm Economics Research Division, Agricultural Research Service, 1961. "Farm Production: Trends, Prospects, and Programs," Agricultural Information Bulletins 308907, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    4. Wooten, H.H., 1953. "Major Uses of Land in the United States," Technical Bulletins 156647, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    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. Gray, James R. & Goodsell, Wylie D., 1961. "Cattle Ranches: Organization, Costs, and Returns, Southwestern Nonmigratory Grazing Area, 1940-59," Agricultural Economic Reports 307151, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    4. Daugherty, Arthur B., 1991. "Major Uses of Land in the United States: 1987," Agricultural Economic Reports 305575, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    5. Houck, James P. & Ryan, Mary E., 1972. "Supply Analysis For Corn In The United States: The Impact Of Changing Government Programs," Staff Papers 13554, University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics.
    6. Frey, H. Thomas & Hexem, Roger W., 1985. "Major Uses of Land in the United States: 1982," Agricultural Economic Reports 305574, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

    More about this item

    Keywords

    Land Economics/Use;

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:ags:uerser:305299. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: AgEcon Search (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://edirc.repec.org/data/ersgvus.html .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.