Madison, Wis.-(A P.)-Agncul
taral Production in the United States
dar j ng 'he lust decade has increased,
^though the number of acres in ag-:
rmulture has declined, according to
for research £ Land economics and
a cconnt for the remaining decrease." ■
public utilities, -with headquarters i
here. i
The study indicates a return of ag- i
riculture to normal conditions by the
steady increase in population, and in- ;
dudes a comparison of the increase !
rr'fr,
land devoted to agriculture
"The farm area increased only ap-i
prralmatsly nine percent from »«
to 1920 and most of this wa. in the
semi-arid states," the summary de-.
dares. "There were fewer acres in j
farms in 1920 than in 1910 in many
of the states In the corn belts and in
ally all the states oast of the |
Mississippi river.
"Part of this decrease is accounted
for by errors in former enumeration,
and in the south by failure to include ,
woodland as a part of the farm area. |
The growth of cities, development of j
factories, industries, mining and the
...
c
SIATLS IN 1^) IHAN IN
15)10, SURVEY SHOWS
i increase in highways and railroads
count for the ^mainmg decrease.
"More significant is the permanent
reversion of farm land to forest and,
busth because it was not fit for agn
culture," the summary continues.
