Show Us S geological SURVEY 5 U R V E Y the united states geological survey has haa just issued a land alon report tor for the state ot of utah which it states embraces more unoccupied acreage or on the public domain than any other commonwealth except nevada th nevada land la is discussed in a somewhat similar report Is april 16 1926 in issuing the present report the survey makes the point that throughout the history ot of the united states the vaca at ait unreserved I 1 ed public domain hhas has stood tood as a challenge to the venturesome a hav haven for the homeless a land ot of the myse mystery said and allure that lie in the unfamiliar there atlle remains a vast area of such land and burng recent months i I 1 much m u ch interest into res liza been aroused byhro posada tor for the establishment ot of a now new national policy tor for it administration political economists and others interested la in land problems the tha report states regard cn an adequate land classifications as an essential frere j to the study of such problems it is estimated that the conditions do described in the utah report prevail throughout approximately 80 per cent of the remaining public domain hence the conclusions of 0 the report as well as theories predicated upon utah conditions should be widely applicable 1 the report which was compiled by john P F deeds and depue falck falch of the geological survey indicates that thail utah has baa surface features ranging from desert plains to rugged mountains 1 lying from 2000 to more than feet above sea aea level its dim clim ate likewise varies within wide 11 limits its the rainfall ranges from to more than 40 inches annually and the frost tree free period ranges from less than one month to days within these limits a combination of murfa surface ce end aud climatic conditions favorable to crop production Is found only on relatively small areas which are shown on the map as aa dry farming and irrigate pd gd land and which form about 5 per cent t of the area classified A copy of the report with tile the map may be obtained from the tha wrector director ot t the united states ceolo geological cical survey washington D 0 or the tha district office of tile the survey at r federal building salt lake city utah |