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<br /> <br />~ <br />..... <br />~ <br />\!""'I <br /> <br />VEGETAL COVER <br /> <br /> <br />LAND OWNERSHIP II <br />ADMINISTRATION <br /> <br /> <br />RANGELAND <br /> <br />PUBLIC <br />SECTOR <br /> <br />In 1965, about 2 percent of the Region was in cropland, 64 percent <br />pasture and range, 33 percent forest and woodland, and less than 1 per- <br />cent in urban, transportation, utilities, etc. More than 76 million <br />acres were grazed by domestic livestock on rangeland, forest land, and <br />cropland. COIDInercial timber was produced on about 5.5 million acres. <br />About 5.5 mi1:lion acres wi thin the Region were designated for outdoor <br />recreation, almost 3 million acres being in the national parks and monu- <br />ments. More than 0.8 million acres were in designated wilderness areas <br />and 1.9 million acres were managed pr:l.marily for fish and wildlife. An <br />estimated 75,000 acres are utilized for production of mineral resources. <br />More than 4.lmillion acres were within military reservations. <br /> <br />Most land is suitable for more than one use. The general charac- <br />teristics of the land - topography, soil, elevation, native vegetation, <br />climate, etc.'- determines the suitability of the land to support kinds <br />and combinations of uses. An inventory and analysis of land suitability <br />and availability reveals that, while there are sufficient suitable lands <br />available for land use considered in the stUdy, there will need to be <br />widespread adoption of the multiple-use principle in order that the <br />projected requirements for all uses may be fulfilled. A summary com- <br />parison of land suitability and availability with requirements projected <br />to the year 2020 follows: <br /> <br />ii <br /> <br />I <br />f <br />; <br />Ii; <br /><;.( <br />! <br />~ <br />I, <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />