Show UTAH lANDS ClASSIFIED U. U S. S Geological Surveys s 's Shows Unoccupied Lands In State Other Features Revealed The United States Geological Survey has just issued a land classification report for the State of Utah which it states embraces more unoccupied d acreage on the Public Domain than any other commonwealth except Nevada This Nevada land is discussed in ina ina ina a somewhat similar report issued April 16 1926 In issuing the present rep report rt the Survey makes the point that throughout the history of the United States the vacant unreserved unreserved unreserved served public domain domain domain do do- main has stood as a challenge to the venturesome a haven for the homeless a land of the mystery and allure that lie in the There still remains a a- avast vast area of such land an and during recent recent re re- re- re i cent months much interest has been aroused by proposals for or the establishment of a new national policy for Its administration Political economists and others interested in land problems the report states regard an adequate land classification as an essential prerequisite to the stud study of such problems It Is estimated ted that the conditions described in the Utah report prevail throughout approximately 80 per cent of the remaining public domain hence the conclusions of the report aswell as aswell aswell well as theories predicated upon Utah conditions should be widely applicable The report which was compiled ed cd by John F. F Deeds and Depue Falck of the Geological Survey Indicates that Utah has surf surface ce features ranging from desert plains to rugged mountains lying from 2000 to more than feet above sea level Its climate likewise varies within wide limits The rainfall ranges from to more than 40 inches annually and the frost-free frost period ranges from less than one month to days Within these limits a combination of surface and climate conditions to crop production is found only on relatively small areas area f. f which are shown on the Continued on last page UTAH UTAn LANDS CLASSIFIED Continued from pagel map as farming dry-farming and Irrigated ed land and which form about 5 per cent of the area classified A copy of the report with the tile map may be obtained from the Director of the United States Geological Survey Washington D. D C. C C.- C. or the district office of the Survey at F Federal eral Building Salt Lake City Utah Provided Provided t tas as memorandum for the press by ii Department of The Interior on March 10 1932 II |