Average commercially fertilized : 1964 / compiled from U. S. Bureau of the Census, Census of agriculture: 1964, v. I, Washington, U. S. Govt. Print Off., 1967, county table 9 and State table 1 -- Farm ponds : 1964 / compiled from U. S. Bureau of the Census, Census of agriculture: 1964, v. I, county table 1; v. II, chap. 9, table 14, Washington, U. S. Govt. Print Off., 1967 -- Acreage limed : 1964 / compiled from U. S. Bureau of the Census, Census of agriculture: 1964, v. I, Washington, U. S. Govt. Print Off., 1967, county table 9 and State table 1 -- Cropland farmed on the contour : 1964 / compiled from U. S. Bureau of the Census, Census of agriculture: 1964, v. I, county table 1; v. II, chap. 9, table 14, Washington, U. S. Govt. Print Off., 1967 -- Land in strip crops : 1964 / compiled from U. S. Bureau of the Census, Census of agriculture: 1964, v. I, county table 1; v. II, chap. 9, table 14, Washington, U. S. Govt. Print Off., 1967.

Five economic maps representing the United States, featuring the use of farmland, as of 1964. Maps show acreage commercially fertilized, limed, farmed on the contour and in strip crops, as well as the percentage of farms with ponds. Maps also show political boundaries, bodies of water, coastlines an...

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Main Authors: Geological Survey (U.S.), U.S. Census Bureau, Pecora, William T., Gerlach, Arch C., Overstreet, William B.
Format: Map
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Published: United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey 1964
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Summary:Five economic maps representing the United States, featuring the use of farmland, as of 1964. Maps show acreage commercially fertilized, limed, farmed on the contour and in strip crops, as well as the percentage of farms with ponds. Maps also show political boundaries, bodies of water, coastlines and islands. Maps include legends, as well as bar scales and scale statements (scales differ). Presented with Albers Equal Area Projection. With two inset maps within each map: Principal islands of Hawaii -- Alaska. Colored lithograph. Together, maps are 42 x 31 cm, on sheet 49 x 35 cm. Maps appear in Special subject maps section, subsection Economic : Agriculture. The national atlas of the United States of America, by the United States Geological Survey; published in Washington D. C., 1970. Bound in navy blue board, with title printed in silver on both front cover and spine. Accompanied by envelope with six overlay sheets, tucked between final page and back cover of volume. Collation: [i-vi], vii-xiii, [1], 2-417, A1, A2, B1, B2, C, D. Atlas contains 770 maps and 18 charts. Includes a dedication, foreward, list of contributors, introduction, table of contents and index to map subjects. Topic covered: physical geography, history, economics, culture, administrative boundaries and cartography. In addition, atlas also provides maps of the world, as related to the United States. Maps show political boundaries, cities, railways, roads, topography, bodies of water, glaciers, drainage, coastlines, islands, water depths and time zones. Topical maps feature other details, such as history, geology, climate, agriculture, population, racial demographics (including indigenous peoples), religion, language and transportation. Some maps use data visualization to further illustrate geographical information, with charts overlaid upon the landscape. "Adapted from "About The National Atlas of the United States of America," by the U.S. Geological Survey: The National Atlas of the United States of America was published in 1970. It was ...