1. Agricultural Land Use Patterns 1950 - 1997 Butler-Cunningham Conference on Agriculture And the Environment November 3, 2003

2. Alabama Land in Farms  Farm land accounted for 64 % of the state’s total 32.5 million acre land area in 1950  Today, farm land accounts for 27% Source: Census of Agriculture

8. Harvested Cropland  Today, it accounts for 6 %  Cropland accounted for 18 % of total land area in 1950 Source: Census of Agriculture

12. Pasture and Rangeland  Pasture accounted for 32 % of total land area in 1950  Today, it accounts for 11 % Source: Census of Agriculture

16. Wodland (Not Pastured)  Woodland on farms accounted for 18 % of total land area in 1950  Today, it accounts for 7 % Source: Census of Agriculture

18. Forest Acres  Forest Acres totaled 24.5 million in 1900; according to Hartsell and Brown now at about 23 million (2000)  Over three-fourths is non- industrial private; 16% private industrial; 5% public (state & federal) Source: U.S. Forest Service Survey

24. Alabama the Beautiful! The End and Thank You