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<br />"1- '."to. <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />l'>!\' ~ ~)" <br />t-) '~.' .:~_ v' J <br /> <br />Table 11-15 Major Problems for Cropland Development, by Ranking, <br />Associated with High Potential Land, by Region, 1975 <br /> <br />Region <br /> <br />Fi rst . Second <br /> <br />Third <br /> <br />Northea st <br /> <br />Seasonal high High density <br />water table forest <br /> <br />Lake <br /> <br />Seasonal water Very low <br />table fertil ity <br /> <br />Corn Belt <br /> <br />High erosion Seasonal high <br />hazard wa ter table <br /> <br />Northern Plains High erosion <br />hazard <br /> <br />Very low <br />fertil ity <br /> <br />Appa 1 ac hi an <br /> <br />Hi gh densi ty <br />forest <br /> <br />Seasonal high <br />water table <br /> <br />So uthea st <br /> <br />Seasonal hi gh <br />water table <br /> <br />High density <br />forest <br /> <br />De 1 ta <br /> <br />High density <br />forest <br /> <br />Seasonal high <br />water table <br /> <br />Southern Plains High erosion <br />hazard <br /> <br />Stones or rock <br />outc rop <br /> <br />Lacki ng dependable <br />water <br /> <br />Common flooding <br /> <br />Erosion control <br /> <br />Hi gh erosi on <br />hazard <br /> <br />Common flooding <br /> <br />Common fl ood i ng <br /> <br />Common flooding Small tract <br /> <br />Mountain <br /> <br />Lacking High erosion <br />dependable water hazard <br /> <br />Pac ific <br /> <br />Lacking Very low <br />dependable water fertil ity <br /> <br />Isolated tract <br /> <br />Erosion control <br />Costs <br /> <br />Source: 1975 SCS Potential Cropland Study <br /> <br />II -62 <br />