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<br />
<br />Table 21 - GRASSLAND SUITABLE FOR
<br />CONVERSION TO OTHER USE
<br />
<br />Subh~\ln
<br />
<br />(;ru.<Jan<.l
<br />Sui131>1~ For
<br />Cullhalion
<br />
<br />CropLlnd
<br />IkstSull'.,J
<br />For (;ra...;!moJ
<br />
<br />(\lillion ,\..,c~l
<br />
<br />l;pp.-r \1l'MJun
<br />'t<"U""'lul1c
<br />We'h'rn UJ~,'I~
<br />l.a\'l'lnllakoIJ
<br />PIJlrc'~I"br#a
<br />\lll.hJk\It',><)IHl
<br />"an<,;l.,
<br />lUI...:r\l",,,urI
<br />\1""'UIIIIJ'1I1
<br />
<br />"
<br />23
<br />"
<br />27
<br />2'~
<br />(U
<br />0.9
<br />2 ~
<br />
<br />U 7
<br />UO
<br />0'
<br />fl..l
<br />0.1
<br />0.'
<br />2.0
<br />1).4
<br />H
<br />
<br />20}
<br />
<br />:I,'re\. 11I .:lJssc, V (hr"u~1i \'111111t.'JleJ ," llul it w,lulJ
<br />be k<JSlhk 10 ":l'nwrl III J les~ ill1t'nS1\c U<;!.' su..:h J~
<br />~rJ,sbnJ if JIHi when II IS e..:.\nl)Jl1h:al lOf the ,)\nie,s to
<br />Ju S,J. Slh:h ..:on\'crsillll ol thls land IS desirahk. pnn1Jfll~
<br />tll rcuu..:e the .:-rmi'lll hal.JrJ. LslltnJlcs III"llcall." lh:ll
<br />therl' :m.' all addill<lIlJI 4.7 millllln a..:res 01 .:roplanJ in
<br />cbs,.:s \' tJUllUgh VIII that Jre impra.:tl':lll to ":Ol1\elllu
<br />othel u~s heCJulo<: {If tlt<.' ,lit:, ~h;tpe, ;tnd 10':Jtillll of till'
<br />par.:d~ ,If l;tnd repr.::~enft'd. TheTt' ar,' l.l.6 ll1iHI"/\ ;t,;r...,
<br />of flHt.'St ;tlld w.,odbnd .HI pfJ\atdy ,)wned land III tht'
<br />b;tsln. Althnuj!.h J.{' ll1i1lhlll J';r...~ of tlm total ;tIe "n
<br />arabl... land, Illllll' of thl' wnlldl:.IlId b l'llmldell.'d as ht'lllj!.
<br />a\allable for ':.l[l\'l.'rsilln hi .:rul'bnd 'II pas~bnd, In
<br />m.,st lIl~tan,;t's thl.'Sl.' Jf'" areas Ilf fidd Jlld fallll~tt'Jd
<br />wll1dhr.::aks "I ;Hl.'as u..:d ('1I li\...,todi. shdler. 0\....' q
<br />millIon ac'r...'> of!he>.e pl1\ale fllll.'sb ;tnd W,ltll.lIJIH.ls al",
<br />1lI .:apabihty dJs~s VI and \'11 Sum.:: 15(,.000 ade, aT'"
<br />ill ,:bss V and have ...'c....s'> wat...r;ts the dominant halJrJ
<br />llIhmltafion.
<br />1h.::r... ar.:: Jbout (:H.~ Illllhnl1 Jc'res of suitable
<br />c'r'lplJlld III llll' b;tsil1 WIth an ilflgatloll p\llelltial, if
<br />wat,'T a\'albbihty I' n.ll ,;omiJ...red. distribut.::u as s!w....n
<br />in table ~3. Under pres.::n! ':"IIJilil\m ab"lIl 7.4 milllllll
<br />:I';le,> ar... f,..:<'i\'Il1!"! full seO'I>:,' Irrij!.JtL,'n and 1.1 lII111inn
<br />ac'ws .Ht' irngah:'d I'll an IIHerl1lill<,n! bJsis_ 01' lh...
<br />remallllllg 55.7 million a.:r...s. 13.~ 1lI1lholl Jr... capab!..' of
<br />belllg IIngJt<.'d under pre.....llr ,:,'ndltlllm of wat...r a\all.
<br />
<br />abIlity An audltlullJl 0.7 mil1wll acres aT':: located where
<br />JIl e';"llomical supply of wat,'l is not availahle under
<br />,'UlT'::lll technology, but may h... In tho: InrefoC.::able
<br />future. The other 35.s million acres of suitabk land art
<br />lucated wll...re an "'l.'Onomi,'al wal,'T suppl~ f'lObably will
<br />not be a\:'llbbk III the for...s...eabk futur....
<br />.-\l'prt1.\lInatd~ 15.3 mllh'ln acres (If api,;uIIUfJI
<br />bnd_, wllhl1l tlt~ baslll hJ\'l.' a weUl"'~S problem. T111~ area
<br />can nul b... USl:'J f,1I sll,>lallll'd cr'lp I'lOdudWlI withoul
<br />draina!!... 1>u... to e\c"'~sl\'C 111111~1l1l"', .:ror ~idJs are
<br />r...Ju.:ed, lll'l.'faling .:o~\s are 1Il,'rea....J. anJ larm
<br />l'fYi,iellcy Illlpairl'J 01 the hHal aTl'a with a pr"b[('I11.
<br />~.() lllllhon ;t..::r,'s .:urrendy are adt'quald~ drained. Tltt'r.:
<br />art' ahoul 10.7 IIlllllon a"c~ thaI hJH' not b....::n draill,'d.
<br />1 abl.. ~~ glV",s lhe arc:.\ \\ lilT a ....-elness pnlblelll I<lr each
<br />sllhbJsin.
<br />
<br />Table 22 - ESTIMA TED AGRICUL rURAL LANDS
<br />WITH A WETNESS PROBLEM
<br />
<br /> ,\.......ag..
<br /> ,-\-'ilh Adequately Area :-';ot
<br />Suhha.o;in ('willen! l)rainl'd l)rained
<br /> flllUusand..\....'-.;1
<br />l;l'llI:r 'h''''"fl llK~ 101 m
<br />Yell"...."ll1o<. HI 1 III 332
<br />We,le.rt Dd..UU S'-l4 " '"
<br />LJ,r,',nlldl.;old 3.4111 '" 1.6HI
<br />Pldlle.1i.lllhrard 1.4ht> 4b5 2.lMll
<br />'hdJle 'h'''lllfl 15)1> 1...11:> 1.11n
<br />1\,111"" I.J13 Hl '"
<br />I."""" \h'''"HI J.Hb 1...91 1.955
<br /> ~ -
<br />~11''''lln Ha>m 15..111 4,1;1<l 1O.!>!!]
<br />
<br />Recreation
<br />
<br />Th,'I':: aft' al'pro'l.llllar,'ly 7.~ millron J"'" ,If pm'atel~
<br /><l""Ill'J forest Jllll """odland ar,'as III the (>;ism ':l'nsld...red
<br />hJ bt' ;Jvalbbk and aJJplahk fur vali,ltb rt'crt'allllll US..'S,
<br />Th... J..::r,'a!,,' ,'I' Ihese lallds by Silt-basins Is shown in tabk
<br />~-l. :\ \cry lar~e shar... "f tIll' futur,' "......ds I'" primary.
<br />me 1.::...realh1Tl lands .:an b... 111,'1 h~ Ihes... "auJl'tabl.."
<br />pli\'ale lamh.
<br />
<br />Table 23 _ SUMMARY OF tRRIGABLE AND IRRIGATED LANDS
<br />
<br />Suhha!lin
<br />
<br />TOlal
<br />Irrijl:ahk
<br />Land-.
<br />
<br />Curn:nt
<br />Inle"T1l"~nr
<br />Implion
<br />
<br />llppcr''',,''"n
<br />Ytll"....,lllnc
<br />\loc'lcrnlla..ula
<br />f3'I,rnllal.;llla
<br />Pldllc"l"hrJr.I
<br />~llltdk"N"uri
<br />~Jn'>J'
<br />Lt>....CI'I".....llr;
<br />
<br />\11"".-,un Ha,lO
<br />
<br />7,lss
<br />J.n!
<br />3.1\45
<br /></,797
<br />11.115
<br />7.bsJ
<br />I 3...1 ~
<br />6.590
<br />64.155
<br />
<br />I
<br />
<br />I Irtisablc
<br />Lamh ~ol :-';0"
<br />Irt~al,'d
<br />
<br />ell"<,n1
<br />Full St.,..i,'C'
<br />Irrijl:lIion
<br />(lllou..:r.nd
<br />
<br />.\cresl
<br />
<br />1.l1l1
<br />1.I111i
<br />l(lQ
<br />'"
<br />!.<l1\6
<br />10..
<br />1.70.\
<br />---'
<br />7,41:'
<br />
<br />.lIS
<br />1..5
<br />l'l~
<br />113
<br />1'0
<br />o
<br />II
<br />II
<br />
<br />1.114
<br />
<br />5.MI\
<br />1.1'19
<br />.....BI;
<br />9,51>5
<br />S.979
<br />7,5110
<br />IU-Il
<br />~
<br />55,716
<br />
<br />53
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