Contents: Foreword, Ezra Taft Benson, Secretary, page v. Preface, Alfred Stefferud, Editor, page vii. Forever of land. Land and the growth of the Nation, Walter E. Chryst and William C. Pendleton, Jr., page 2. Our wealth of land resources, Carleton P. Barnes and How we acquired our landed estate, Karl S. Landstrom, page 19. Land and our economic development, Joe R. Motheral, page 28. The heritage of our public lands, John B. Bennett, H. R. Josephson, and Hugh H. Wooten, page 42. The uses to which we put our land, Hugh H. Wooten and James public lands. A report on the public domain, Harold R. Hochmuth and Robert K. Coote, page 64. The management of State lands, Alvin T. M. Lee and Hugh H. Wooten, page 72. Getting and using land in time of war, Alvin T. M. Lee, page 87. The management of tribal lands, M. Wilfred Goding, page 96. private lands. The land changes and the land endures, Howard E. Conklin and John W. Mellor, page 104. Oranges do not grow in the North, Ronald L. Mighell, page 109. Changes in the Northern Dairy region, Herbert C. Fowler, page 114. The use of land in the Corn Belt, C. W. Crickman, page 122. Where our cotton comes from, Max M. Tharp and E. Lee Langsford, page 129. Changes in the land of cotton, G. H. Aull, page 136. The general farming and tobacco region, W. Herbert Brown, page 142. Land and problems in the wheat regions, Warren R. Bailey, page 150. Land-use problems in the Great Plains, John Muehlbeier, page 161. The role of land in western ranching, M. L. of land use. Distribution of income from farmland, Virgil L. Hurlburt, page 176. How do you put a value on land?, William H. Scofield, page 183. Appraisal of farm real estate, William G. Murray and Joseph Ackerman, page 190. The market for farm real estate, Paul L. Holm and William H. Scofield, page 198. The mechanics of land transfer, Charles L. Stewart and Stanley W. Voelker, page 206. Borrowing money to purchase land, James A. Munger, page 218. Insurance against losses on farms, Ralph R. Botts and Robert C. Otte, page 230. How taxes affect the land and farmers, Frederick D. Stocker, page 240. Getting started in farming is hard, Don Kanel, Franklin J. Reiss, and Charles L. Stewart, page 254. A summary in charts and maps, page 263. Rights, ownership, and tenure. How our rights in land came about, Marshall Harris, page 278. What do we mean by "ownership"?, Gene Wunderlich and Russell W. Bierman, page 287. Farm tenure and the use of land, Gene Wunderlich and Walter E. Chryst, page 295. Trends in kinds and sizes of farms, Kenneth L. Bachman and Jackson V. McElveen, page 302. Land and one of the farm programs, Frank H. Maier, page 310. Taking care of what we have. The wise use of our resources, John F. Timmons and Elmer L. Sauer, page 316. Where farmers can get the help they need, Virgil D. Gilman, James M. Hunt, and D. Harper Simms, page 321. Technical assistance for landsmen, Raymond W. Heinen, page 329. The uses and values of soil tests, J. W. Fitts, page 333. Some new jobs for irrigation, Elco L. Greenshields and William I. Palmer, page 339. Wanted: Partnership to manage water, J. T. Sanders and N. A. Back, page 347. Protecting watersheds-ways and whys, M. L. Weinberger and Erwin C. Ford, page 356. The classification of rural land, Frederick K. Nunns, page 362. Group action to develop and protect land, Fred A. Clarenbach and John Muehlbeier, page 371. A new program for better living, Joseph C. Doherty, page 376. Information on land from airphotos, Henry W. Dill, Jr., page 381. The face of our land looks to the sky, page 384. templed hills. Our vital private forest lands, John R. McGuire, page 386. The care and use of national forests, Edward P. Cliff, page 392. Programs for forest management, W. S. Swingler and Frank A. Connolly, page 402. Clearing land for different uses, James R. Anderson, Adon Poli, and Lawrence A. Reuss, page 409. The potential demand for timber, David B. King and I. Irving Holland, page 416. These also are our country. Seward's folly can be a great land, Hugh A. Johnson, page 424. Hawaii's problems and many assets, Perry F. Philipp, page 440. Puerto Rico: Change and progress, Julio O. Morales, Bartolomé M. Morell, Efrain Diaz-Cruz, and Ismael Ramirez-Murphy, page 449. Our growing needs and problems. How our production has expanded, Glen T. Barton, page 460. Prospective needs for food and fiber, Rex F. Daly, page 466. Our future needs for nonfarm lands, Raleigh Barlowe, page 474. Land and advances in technology, Orlin J. Scoville, Lewis B. Nelson, and Elco L. Greenshields, page 480. Cities, transportation, and technology, Harold M. Mayer, page 493. Urban expansion-will it ever stop?, M. Mason Gaffney, page 503. Planning for a better use. Planning and zoning for the future, Erling D. Solberg, page 524. Planning for stability in a great area, Erling D. Solberg, page 532. Safe, efficient, and attractive highways, Erling D. Solberg, page 537. Public development of resources, William A. Green, Harry A. Steele, and Mark M. Regan, page 542. Arrangements for our public lands, Fred A. Clarenbach, Walter L. Graves, Edward W. Schultz, and John B. Bennett, page 551. Tenure and the use of farm resources, Walter G. Miller, Max M. Tharp, and Lawrence A. Jones, page 562. Planning for the new land frontier, Hugh A. Johnson, page 568. Balanced development of resources, Carl P. Heisig, Hugh H. Wooten, and Raymond P. Christensen, page 584. |