Land Use Problems in Southwestern North Dakota: A Report on Present Conditions in Nine Sample Areas and an Estimate of the Adjustments Required to Correct the Present Misuse of the Natural Agricultural Resources

Table of Contents: List of Figures --- List of Tables --- Acknowledgements – Introduction (Reason for Study) --- Purpose of Study --- Procedure (Selection of Representative Sample Areas – Field Surveys to Obtain Necessary Physical, Economic, and Social Data) --- Location of the Area --- Description of the Area (Topography – Soils – Climate – Native Vegetation) --- History of the Area --- Character and Source of the Population --- Present Status of the Area (Distribution of Acreage in Crops – Livestock Numbers – Present Size of Farms – Effect of Size of Farm on Organization – Effect of Size of Farm on Income – Effect of Size of Farm on Living Conditions – Relationship of Population to the Land – Land Ownership – Tax Delinquency) --- Classification of the Land (Method of Procedure – Reasons for Classifying Certain Soils as Unfit for Cultivation – Relationship of Present Use to Use-Suitability – Relationship of Size of Farm to Misuse of Land) --- Estimated Needed Adjustments in Present Number of Farms (Minimum Size and Type of Units Suited to Area – Present Units Classified on Basis of Acreage and Type of Land Needed to Meet Minimum Size Requirements – Relationship Between Sufficiency of Present Farm Acreage and Change in Net Worth – Methods Used in Arriving at the Number of Farms That May Remain in Area) --- Summary and Conclusions.