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feanccuset clase Area percent of — | Area percent of— ia] Area percent of—_ / i 
Actual area | Actual area Actual area 
Survey | Land-use Survey Land-use Survey | Land-use 
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iventoried area: } ; 
Forest: ‘ Acres Percent | Percent Acres Percent | Percent Acres Percent 
uenredicivert a eet et OS ake 2, 549, 000 40.2 12.1 | 2,835, 300 66.4| 13.5 | 21,035,500 56.0 
INTO DNOGUCHIY Geet son ae ees ee sabe ae sae - 2,400 () po iy ee ee 5 Ss A F fe eer 9, 700 (1) 
ape Ee a SS DE oie ok eh ee 2, 551, 400 40. 2 12.1 2, 835, 300 66.4 — 13.5 | 21,045, 200 56.0 
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Old econ land PAE tee. Aan a OS sey Be 2, 744, 500 43.3 23.3 932, 100 21.8 7.9 | 11,758, 900 31.2 
ey INE WACEODIONC Es. noes, pee ae ee a oe 27, 600 4 25. 6 22, 700 5 21.1 107, 800 — 
a et of cultivation: — | | 
i 314, 100 4.9 26. 1 156, 400 3.7 13.0 | 1, 205, 000 | 3.2 
264, 600 4.2 27.2 84, 400 2.0 | 8.7 | 974, 300 | 
247, 500 3.9 35.5 152, 500 3.6 21.9 | 697, 500 
Hy) CANS a ~ eplee  e  e eee peee a 3, 598, 300 56.7 | 24.5 1, 348, 100 31.6 9.1 14, 743, 500 — 39.2 
Other: o aor RE pate | a... 
(INIENTSTSY seen a SEE et eee ae, Sr Caen eee Be 800 (1) pire | Mee ee eg tal 2S Pm Eh) 174, 500 | 
rr ay Rivers; Jakes, ete 22--io e ek 12, 200 «2 11.4 17, 200 4 16.0 107, 400 © 
i Towns and villages. __.---.--------- 97, 400 1.5 29.3 25, 800 .6 7.8 331, 900 
Roads, railroads, ete 85, 500 1.4 22. 2 41, 100 1.0 10.7 385, 200 
pe eee SS |e ee ee ee eee Se ee 
Moist = Me cere a me Oe ete eee Soe eke Cs 195, 900 3.1 19.6 | 84,100 | 2.0 8.4 | 999, 000 | 
~ Total inventoried area... -_--------------------------- | 6,345,600 | 100.0 17.2 | 4,267,500} 100.0, 11.6) 36,787,700 97.9 | 
- Uninventoried area: : = l 
__ Forest: | 
es) productive estimated) 2. ee = = neat hee ee. eee aes sep ok aos Ne 3 SN Eyl Saee ee ees oo Rae ee 299, 100 ad eS 
a Nonproductivel (estimated) *2 22s. Ses cl = Se aye ee PASE eee ae ee (er os cae | ee te 88, 200 
ret Les wie TY eo SA 387, 300 
Sa OSG yee ees eee \ ae eee 409, 000 
oh tt ee ep SE RE 7 Ee oe, aie | Ince Pea aed nee a en ae 796, 300 eee 
4 aaa——a—aeaeasasSao_ O OE=——>=E—Eess=_oOoaaweSa eS" a} ey ———————— ———————s _ 
BRE orR te atoase sa. eNotes. Suc eae eee 6, 345, 600 10008 Se28 _| 4, 267, 500 | 100.0 . _. 437, 584, 000 100.0 FLcle eee 
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int 1 Less than 0.05 percent. ‘Includes Okefenokee Swamp, 82,400 acres, and coastal islands, 326,600 acres. 
ao: ? Includes Okefenokee Swamp, 247,300 acres, and coastal islands, 51,800 acres. 5 According to Census of Agriculture. 1935. 
| —s- 8 Includes Okefenokee Swamp, 82,400 acres, and coastal islands, 5,800 acres. ~~ 
a Tasie 30.—Degrees of erosion on inventoried productive forest land, cropland, and pasture, of Georgia 
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b Forest: Acres | Percent) Acres | Percent Acres Percent | Acres Percent, Acres | Percent Acres | Percent 
‘ 4 INKay (OS O01. Be 4 Ce ea ee el 6, 967, 500 98.7 |2, 942, 100 97.6 4,860,000 87.0 77.3 |2, 588, 200 91.2 | 19,327, 700 91.9 
i. ISHSXSL TS 05 1 (o} Ves = SERRE Se 55, 400 8 55, 100 1.8 131, 700 | 2.4 152, 900 6.0 | 53, 200 1.9 448, 300 21 
Shoestring erosion___._.-.-....-_--- 18, 200 wa 6, 400 we 211, 500 3.8 153, 700 6.0 30, 500 1.1 415, 300 20 
(ened CC ee eee 13, 200 .2| 5, 600 av) 243, 300 4.4 105,700 4.1 35, 100 1.2 402, 900 1.9 
x Extensive gullies._......---..-----.- 1, 500 (!) eye See OR ine oe 41, 300 wit 42, 400 17 10, 200 4 95, 400 5 
PATrestodserosiOny nee eel o.s) ke 5, 400 iit 4, 800 .2 93, 200 — 1.7.) 124,400 4.9 118,100 4.2 345, 900 16 
Mea | co eee = See ee a a eae 7,056,200 100.0 3,014, 000 ie 100.0 | 5,581,000 | 100.0 |2, 549,000 | 100.0 2,835,300 100.0 21, 085, 500 100, 0 
Cultivated cropland: 
RMN O}OTOSION ccc ous. ciicae ce eae. denn 1, 832, 900 89.2 1,825,400 | 88.7 | 3,310, 500 82.1 |1, 848, 400 66.7 | 712,400 74.6) 9, 829, 600 3 
f Sheetverosion..-_.-..... RE ep nc naan 149, 400 7.3 114, 200 5.5 485,700 | 12.1 | 621,300) 22.4) 151,700 15.9 | 1, 522, 30 12.8 
Shoestring erosion................... 50, 600 2.5 26, 400 1.3 194, 600 4.8 191, 800 6.9 46, 900 4.9 510, 300 4.8 
SLU CCE SES Se is 2 ene 19, 500 1.0 56,700! 2.8 28, 800 .6 | 28, 600 9] 4,700 5 128, 300 11 
Pie xtensivespullios: <5 Soe | ee tote 1, 600 — ait 2,500 ~ 3, 300 aH S00 * | 8, 200 1 
pArrestad/erosion <4. oc. =. ese. ok bees | ee 32, 700 1.6 13, 300 .8 | 83, 700 3.0 38, 300 4.0 TAS, 000 L4 
Pane ee ee 
Pe ite 2 Pe eae 2,052, 400 | 100.0 |2,057,000 100.0 | 4,030,400 100.0 12, 772,100 | 100.0 954,800 | 100.0 | 11, S68, TOE 10 
Fe a SA Fe | ea ee pee US io i: RRR _ 
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1 Less than 0.05 percent , 
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