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Major Land Uses: References

The 14 Major Land Use Reports Since 1948

Reuss, Lawrence A., Hugh H. Wooten, and Frances J. Marschner. 1948. Inventory of Major Land Uses, United States, Major Uses of Land, 1945. MB-663. U.S. Dept. Agr., Bur. Agr. Econ. Dec.

Wooten, Hugh H. 1953. Major Uses of Land in the United States. TB-1082. U.S. Dept. Agr., Bur. Agr. Econ. Oct.

Wooten, Hugh H. 1953. Supplement to Major Uses of Land in the United States, Basic Land Use Statistics, 1950. TB-1082, Supplement. U.S. Dept. Agr., Bur. Agr. Econ. Sept.

Wooten, Hugh H., and James R. Anderson. 1957. Major Uses of Land in the United States: Summary for 1954. AIB-168. U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. Jan.

Wooten, Hugh H., Karl Gertel, and William C. Pendleton. 1962. Major Uses of Land and Water in the United States: Summary of 1959. AER-13. U.S. Dept. Agr., Econ. Res. Serv. July.

Frey, H. Thomas, Orville E. Krause, and Clifford Dickason. 1968. Major Uses of Land and Water in the United States, Summary for 1964. AER-149. U.S. Dept. Agr., Econ. Res. Serv. Nov.

Frey, H. Thomas. 1973. Major Uses of Land in the United States: Summary for 1969. AER-247. U.S. Dept. Agr., Econ. Res. Serv. Dec.

Frey, H. Thomas. 1979. Major Uses of Land in the United States: 1974. AER-440. U.S. Dept. Agr., Econ. Stat. Coop. Serv. Nov.

Frey, H. Thomas. 1982. Major Uses of Land in the United States: 1978. AER-487. U.S. Dept. Agr., Econ. Res. Serv. Aug.

Frey, H. Thomas and Roger Hexem. 1985. Major Uses of Land in the United States: 1982. AER-535. U.S. Dept. Agr., Econ. Res. Serv. June.

Daugherty, Arthur B. 1991. Major Uses of Land in the United States: 1987. AER-643. U.S. Dept. Agr., Econ. Res. Serv. Jan.

Daugherty, Arthur B. 1995. Major Uses of Land in the United States: 1992. AER-723. U.S. Dept. Agr., Econ. Res. Serv. Sept.

Vesterby, Marlow, and Kenneth S. Krupa. 2001. Major Uses of Land in the United States: 1997. SB-973. U.S. Dept. Agr., Econ. Res. Serv. Aug.

Lubowski, Ruben N., Marlow Vesterby, Shawn Bucholtz, Alba Baez, and Michael J. Roberts. 2006. Major Uses of Land in the United States: 2002.  EIB-14. U.S. Dept. Agr., Econ. Res. Serv. May.

All of these reports were produced by Economic Research Service (ERS) and predecessor agencies, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Where available, links to the electronic reports is provided. However, ERS has no copies of the original reports for free mailing. Original reports may be available in paper version or on microfiche by purchase from the following source. Some reports, especially the older ones, were published in limited numbers, or were not widely distributed, and copies may be scarce or unavailable.

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Other Related Land Use Reports

"Land Use," Chapter 1.1, Agricultural Resources and Environmental Indicators. Various editions.

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (BOC). 1954. Special Reports: Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, District of Columbia, and U.S. Possessions, 1954 Census of Agriculture. Vol. III, Part 3. (Source of crop data for AK, HI, and DC for 1945-54: not included in MLU reports.)

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (BOC). 1945. 1945 Census of Agriculture.

Sources Used For 2002 Data Update

Smith, Brad W., Patrick D. Miles, John S. Vissage, and Scott A. Pugh. 2004. Forest Resources of the United States, 2002: A Technical Document Supporting the USDA Forest Service 2005 Update of the RPA Assessment. General Technical Report NC-241. Forest Service, North Central Research Station, U.S. Department of Agriculture, St. Paul, MN.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service (ERS). 2004. Wheat: Background. Nov.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service (ERS). 1997. Agricultural Resources and Environmental Indicators, 1996-97. AH-712. July.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service (ERS). 1992. Economic Indicators of the Farm Sector: Production and Efficiency Statistics, 1990. ECIFS 10-3.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency (FSA), 2005. Conservation Reserve Program Fiscal Year Summary: FY 2004.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency (FSA), 2003. Conservation Reserve Program Fiscal Year Summary: FY 2002.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (FS). 1998. Report of the Forest Service: Fiscal Year 1997. May.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (FS). 1989. An Analysis of the Land Base Situation in the United States, 1989-2040: A Technical Document Supporting the 1989 USDA Forest Service RPA Assessment. General Technical Report RM-181. Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. Fort Collins, CO.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). 2005. Crop Production, 2004 Summary. Cr Pr 2-1 (05). Jan.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). 2004a. 2002 Census of Agriculture. Vol. 1: Part 51, Chapter 2, AC-02-A-51, United States Summary and State Data. June.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). 2004b. Acreage. Cr Pr 2-5 (04). June.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). 1999a. 1997 Census of Agriculture. Vol. 1: Part 51, Chapter 2, AC97-A-51, United States Summary and State Data. Feb.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). 1999b. Crop Production, 1998 Summary. Cr Pr 2-1 (99). Jan.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Conservation Service (NRCS) and Iowa State University Statistical Laboratory. 2005. National Resources Inventory: 2003 Annual NRI.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Conservation Service (NRCS) and Iowa State University Statistical Laboratory. 2004. National Resources Inventory: 2002 Annual NRI. April.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Conservation Service (NRCS) and Iowa State University Statistical Laboratory. 2000. Summary Report, 1997 National Resources Inventory (revised December 2000), including associated database files. Dec.

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (BOC). 2003. Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2002.

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (BOC). 2002. 2000 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Population and Housing Characteristics, United States. PHC-1-1. Nov.

U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 2003. Climate of 2002 - Annual Review: U.S. Drought. National Climatic Data Center. January.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (HUD/BOC). 2004. American Housing Survey for the United States, 2003, National Microdata. CD-AHS03-NMICRO. Nov.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (HUD/BOC). 2002. American Housing Survey for the United States, 2001, National Microdata. CD-AHS01-NMICRO. Dec.

U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). 2001. Report of Lands Under Control of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as of September 30, 2000.

U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM). 2003. Public Land Statistics: 2002. Vol. 187. BLM/BC/ST-03/001+1165. April.

U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS). 2002. Acreage Reports, 2002. Land Resources Division.

U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), National Transportation Atlas Databases, GIS Coverage, 2004.

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, (FAA, 2002), Aeronautical Information Services, ATA-100, Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). 2002. Highway Statistics 2002.

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). 2004.

U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), Office of Administration. 2001. Summary Report of Real Property Owned by the United States throughout the World as of September 30, 2000. June.

U.S. Geographic Data Technology, Inc. (GDT). 2000. Airports GIS boundary files. ESRI. Redlands, CA.

Wilderness Institute, Partnership Project, (WI) 2002, University of Montana, College of Forestry and Conservation, Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center, and Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute.

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Updated date: December 21, 2007