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... income the land earns . People receive income , in general , because the resources they control contribute to production . Some people receive income for the physical or mental work they perform ; some from the use of their tools , ma ...
... income the land earns . People receive income , in general , because the resources they control contribute to production . Some people receive income for the physical or mental work they perform ; some from the use of their tools , ma ...
Page 74
... income received by the schools from these school lands and trust funds . The estimated income from the school lands and endowment funds was 47 , - 117,000 dollars for the school year 1953-1954 . This represented 0.6 per- cent of the ...
... income received by the schools from these school lands and trust funds . The estimated income from the school lands and endowment funds was 47 , - 117,000 dollars for the school year 1953-1954 . This represented 0.6 per- cent of the ...
Page 105
... Farmers face problems of both kinds today as they decide how to use their land . THE CHANGES in farming have had diverse effects on the ability of various kinds of land to produce net income . A farmer can turn out more today regardless ...
... Farmers face problems of both kinds today as they decide how to use their land . THE CHANGES in farming have had diverse effects on the ability of various kinds of land to produce net income . A farmer can turn out more today regardless ...
Page 117
... farms is cut green for hay or grass silage . Barley and wheat are harvested oftener for grain than for hay or silage on farms where they are grown . Gross farm income on typical family- operated dairy farms in the central Northeast ...
... farms is cut green for hay or grass silage . Barley and wheat are harvested oftener for grain than for hay or silage on farms where they are grown . Gross farm income on typical family- operated dairy farms in the central Northeast ...
Page 118
... farms in the Northeast . It is also less than the average net farm income on similar dairy farms in Wis- consin that sell milk for fluid use . Net returns from 1947 to 1956 were apparently about the same on dairy farms in the Lake ...
... farms in the Northeast . It is also less than the average net farm income on similar dairy farms in Wis- consin that sell milk for fluid use . Net returns from 1947 to 1956 were apparently about the same on dairy farms in the Lake ...
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Page 76 - The lands of the State, now owned or hereafter acquired, constituting the forest preserve as now fixed by law, shall be forever kept as wild forest lands. They shall not be leased, sold or exchanged, or be taken by any corporation, public or private, nor shall the timber thereon be sold, removed or destroyed.
Page 31 - They were themselves, either from their original condition, 'or from the necessity of their common interest, nearly on a general level in respect to property. Their situation demanded a parcelling out and division of the lands, and it may be fairly said, that this necessary act fixed the future frame and form of their government. The character of their political institutions was determined by the fundamental laws respecting property.
Page 89 - SEC. 2. The Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, or any other officer, board, commission, or governmental corporation authorized by the President, may acquire by purchase, donation, or other means of transfer or may cause proceedings to be instituted in any court having jurisdiction of such proceedings, to acquire by condemnation, any real property, temporary use thereof, or other interest therein, together with any personal property located thereon or used therewith, that shall be deemed...
Page 31 - They came to a new country. There were, as yet, no lands yielding rent, and no tenants rendering service. The whole soil was unreclaimed from barbarism. They were themselves, either from their original condition, or from the necessity of their common interest, nearly on a general level, in respect to property.
Page 47 - No public forest reservation shall be established, except to improve and protect the for'est within the reservation, or for the purpose of securing favorable conditions of water flows, and to furnish a continuous supply of timber for the use and necessities of citizens of the United States...
Page 49 - Secretary is authorized and directed to develop a program of land conservation and land utilization, including the retirement of lands which are submarginal or not primarily suitable for cultivation...
Page 102 - Supplementary Report of the Land Planning Committee to the National Resources Board, 1935-1942 Thompson, John Giffin.
Page 90 - Upon the filing of a declaration of taking, the court shall have power to fix the time within which and the terms upon which the parties in possession shall be required to surrender possession to the petitioner.
Page 30 - I am but a young gardener. . . .1 have often thought that if heaven had given me a choice of my position and calling, it should have been on a rich spot of earth, well watered and near a good market for the...
Page 26 - The act established a National Forest Reservation Commission, consisting of the Secretaries of War, Interior, and Agriculture, and two members each of the House and the Senate.