Show scientific land usage for agriculture urged with an ever increasing realization of the necessity of land use planning throughout the united states the commonwealth club of california has completed a two year study of the problem conducted by leading agricultural experts of the state some idea of the loss that has been incurred through lack of scientific land use planning in california alone is revealed in the fact the report cites that during the last 10 years acres of fruit trees and grape vines costing from to an acre to establish have been abandoned and the end is not yet in sight from the standpoint of food needs the report finds that with an estimated population of in the united states in 1940 an adequate diet for a family of low income would necessitate acres of agricultural land for families of medium income this total might rise to acres of productive land this means the report holds that the low income class would need acres per capita and the medium income group acres with the advent of shorter working hours and the increased travel facilities the report finds it will be necessary in land use planning to consider the amount of land that will be set aside for recreational facilities the report finds that in 1923 more than acres were required to produce the net export of agricultural products and to feed farm animals used in producing them by 1933 however the total number 0 of f acres required had dropped to 40 unless we can revive international trade the report says certain areas must make great changes in the uses made of their lands about a fifth of the wheat crop more than half of the cotton and about half of the dried fruit t crop have gone into export outlets |