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<br />001472 <br /> <br />CONTENTS <br /> <br />p,,", <br />CHAPTER 1 _ INTRODUCTION ..... _. .................................................... 1 <br />BACKGROUND .. ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1 <br />STUDY OBJECTiVES....... ........... ............ ................................ 1 <br />PROJECTIONS... ...... ...... ........................................................... 3 <br />USE OF PROJECTIONS.. ........... . .... ..... .. ..' . ....... ... ........... .. ..... ..... .... . 3 <br />GEOGRAPHIC ORIENT AllON ............................................................... 3 <br />ORGANIZATION OF THE APPENDIX.......................................... _...............4 <br />CHAPTER 2 _ GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE BASIN.. .. ... .. ............ .... ........ 5 <br />PHYSICAL CHARACTERiSTiCS......... ....... ...........................................5 <br />CLIMATE ................ ............................ ...............................5 <br />SOl LS AND VEGETATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 CUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ....................... 28 <br />MINERALS ......... ...................... .. ..... ............. ............28 <br />Metallics... ... ... ..... ... .... .......... ....................28 <br />Nonmetallic Minerals.. ......... ....... ....... .......... . ........ .... 31 <br />Fuels.. .' ..................... .......... .. ............... ...... 31 <br />PUBLIC 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 />ElectricPower ... ... ....... ..... ...................... ........44 <br />RECREATION AND FISH AND WilDLIFE..................................................... 47 <br />INDIAN ECONOMy..... .......... ...... ..... .' ... ...................... 47 <br />SUBREGION SUMMARIES.. ......... ............................................... 51 <br />Upper Missouri Subregion .... .... .......................................... 51 <br />Yellowstone Subregion. . . . . . .. ............. . . .. ............................... 53 <br />Western Dak.ota Subregion. . . . . . . .. ....... .................................. 55 <br />Eastern Dakota Subregion. . . ...... .............................................. 58 <br />Plane.Niobrara Subregion.. ..... . ............... ...... .........................61 <br />Middle Mls.souri Subregion. .. . . .... .. .................................... 62 <br /> <br />Iii <br />