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holding of 32 acres in the North is considerably 

 smaller than the nationwide average. In the 

 South, farm forests average 65 acres, and in the 

 West 214 acres (table 175). "Other" private 

 holdings average 118 acres in the country as a 

 whole — over twice the average area of farm forests. 

 In the North, "other" private holdings average 

 109 acres, in the South 124 acres, and in the West 

 184 acres. 



Holdings of Less Than 100 Acres 

 Predominate 



The very small holdings of less than 100 acres 

 account for 3.8 million out of 4.5 million holdings, 

 or 86 percent of the total number of farm and 

 "other" private ownerships (table 176). They 

 include about 121 million acres, or 41 percent of 

 the total area in this large ownership class. 

 Nationwide, these holdings of less than 100 acres 



