land 1 use the three major uses of in contiguous 48 states are grassland pasture and range forest cropland that order total used for crops idled has trended down slightly since late 1960 s greater variation occurred largely reflecting changes federal crop programs also weather such as drought 1988 heavy rains 1993 can strongly influence mix acreage regional 5 6 agricultural issues 10 t he area is approximately 9 billion acres with an additional 365 million alaska a little over 4 hawaii table because very grows primarily not grown elsewhere united discussion this chapter focuses on first factor production potential its location determine
