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Agricultural Land Use Patterns 1950 - 1997 Butler-Cunningham Conference on Agriculture And the Environment November 3, 2003

Alabama Land in Farms Farm land accounted for 64 % of the state’s total 32.5 million acre land area in 1950 Today, farm land accounts for 27% Source: Census of Agriculture

Harvested Cropland Today, it accounts for 6 % Cropland accounted for 18 % of total land area in 1950 Source: Census of Agriculture

Pasture and Rangeland Pasture accounted for 32 % of total land area in 1950 Today, it accounts for 11 % Source: Census of Agriculture

Wodland (Not Pastured) Woodland on farms accounted for 18 % of total land area in 1950 Today, it accounts for 7 % Source: Census of Agriculture

Forest Acres Forest Acres totaled 24.5 million in 1900; according to Hartsell and Brown now at about 23 million (2000) Over three-fourths is non-industrial private; 16% private industrial; 5% public (state & federal) Source: U.S. Forest Service Survey

Alabama the Beautiful! The End and Thank You