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Table 1. -- Water Areas and Utilization By Waterfowl * 
% 
Total Total Increase % % 
Soil Areas Areas or Occup. Occup. Total Est. Total Est. 
1950 1949 Decrease 1950 1949 Acres 1950 Acres 1949 
Central 
Sand 54 37 46 11 14 2613 687 
Northwest i 
Sand 141 118 19 16 10 758 600 
River 
Bottoms 35 31 13 0 13 757 717 
Miami Fine 
Sandy Loam 65 41 59 10 17 14] 51 
Southeast 
Miami Loam 241 161 50 17 37 969 825 
Southeast 
Prairie | 86 46 87 16 17 202 149 
Southwest 
Driftless 5 1] — 55 0 0 14 40 
Northern 
Kennan 184 123 50 8 6 596 518 
Eastern Red : 
Clay 71 18 294 14 17 90 152 
Se SF PS a SG SS RG a A ey, 
Totals _ 882 586 51% 10 . 18 6140 3739 ‘ 
Note: Water areas per square mile: 1948 - 2.28 
1949 - 1.65 
1950 - 2.55 
* Based on ground transect data only. 
