TABLE 1. — LAND AREA OF MONTANA AND USE OF INVENTORY ACREAGE, 1958, 



AND EXPECTEDj, 1975 



Item 1958 1975 



Acreage 1/ Acreage 



Inventory acreages 



Total Cropland 2/' » « . . . . o U,426,223 15,093,917 



Irrigated .» ...,..» » Ip 619, 500 1,936,4.62 



Dry ..,.,,,, 12,806,723 13,157,455 



Total Grassland 



Pasture . . . . « . , . . o , 1,016,927 1,74-6,718 



Range . , 41,504,391 40,317,512 



Irrigated Native o . « , <, . . 620,965 652,4.16 



Total Forest and Woodland » . , 6,796,198 6,744,625 



Grazed Woodland <, . (3,688,091) 6/ (3,638,105) 



Other Land .<,.,. o .». . 576.987 613.913 



Total inventory acreage . o o 64,941,894 65,169,101 ^ 



Non- inventory acreage? 



Federal land 2/ .,..<. o » . 27,190,245 XXX ij 



Urban and built-up areas , , , 800,858 XXX ij 



Water areas ^ o » o o o . » » 166,720 XXX ij 



Total non- inventory acreage, . 36,057,523 XXX 



Total land area , . , o » , o 93.099,717 XXX iJ 



1/ Conservation Needs Inventory was begun November 7, 1956, and completed 



December 21, I960. 

 2/ Federal land leased or used by permit for cropland is included in 



inventory. 

 ^ Of less than 40 acres in size and streams less than l/2 mile in width. 



Water areas larger than this are not included in total land area. 

 ij Not available. 

 ^ 151,331 acres out of agricultural use - 378,538 acres into agricultural 



use - net of 227,207 into agricultural use, primarily from Federal land, 

 6/ Acreage included in total for Forest and Woodland. 



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