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<br />001 ',72 <br /> <br />CONTENTS <br /> <br />Page <br />CHAPTER 1 _ INTRODUCTION . ......... ................................... .......... 1 <br />BACKGROUND .. ..... _... ............ ....... .. ...................... 1 <br />STUDY OBJECTIVES ... ................. ......................................... 1 <br />PROJECTIONS.. .... . .... ...... ............ ........... ....... ..... ................ ... 3 <br />USE OF PROJECTIONS..... . ......... .. ... .. ..... .. ..... .. .. ." ......... ... ...... . 3 <br />GEOGRAPHIC ORIENTATION.. .................._................................. __........3 <br />ORGANIZATION OF THE APPENDIX. ... .... .... ............................................. 4 <br />CHAPTER 2 _ GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE BASIN .. ........,.....................5 <br />PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS..........,.- .... ............ ...................5 <br />CLIMATE ..... . ........................... ..................................5 <br />SOilS AND VEGET A TION . . . _ ..... . .. ......................................... - . . . . . . . . 6 <br />MINERALS....... _.............._...................... .................. ...............7 <br />HISTORY OF SETTLEMENT........... . _.................................................7 <br />CHAPTER 3 _ HISTORIC AND CURRENT ECONOMY OF THE BASIN.................................. 9 <br />POPULATION ............................. ... ..................... ....................9 <br />EMPLOYMENT... .............................. ............ ..................... 10 <br />INCOME AND EARNINGS......... ....... ... .......................... ............. 16 <br />AGRICULTURE. .............................................................. 18 <br />Land Use .. ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. _ . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 19 <br />Farm Numbers and Size. . . . . . .. .......................................................... 21 <br />Value of Agricultural Products Sold. . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 24 <br />Agricultural Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 <br />FOREST RESOURCES.. . .. . ...... ... .. ..... . ....... ..... ..... .... 27 <br />Timber Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 <br />Timber Growth and Cut . .. .. ... . ..................... 28 <br />MINERALS ....,. ..... ........... 28 <br />MetaHics .................. 28 <br />Nonmetallic ,.,llnerals . ........... .. 31 <br />Fuels. .. ..................31 <br />PU8l1C FACILITIES AND SERVICES. _................... 36 <br />Air Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 <br />Railroads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . .. 36 <br />Pipelines .... ..... ............39 <br />Waterborne Transportation. .... ..... . ... ....... ... .... .. 39 <br />Highway Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 <br />Communications. ....... ....... .. 44 <br />Elecnic Power . ...... - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 <br />RECREATION AND FISH AND WILDLIFE ............... _.....47 <br />INDIAN ECONOMY . .. .... .... ....... ....... 47 <br />SUBREGION SUMMARIES. . _.. .. ...................... 51 <br />Upper MisSQuriSubregion ,..._............................51 <br />Yellowstone Subregion . .. ..... .................. 53 <br />Western Dakota Subre9lOn . .. ... ..................... 55 <br />EaSlern Dakota Subregion. . ....... . .................... ...... 58 <br />Platte. Niobrara Subregion .. _..... ..... ...... -.. 61 <br />Middle Missouri Subregion ... ... ." . ......................... 62 <br /> <br />"' <br />