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| Table 4-27 | |
| Conservation Treatment Needs, on Nonfederal Rural Land, in Idaho, by Land Cover and Use, 1987 (in 1,000 Acres) | |
| Conservation Treatment Need | Cropland | Grazed Forestland | Ungrazed Forestland | Pastureland | Rangeland | Minor | Total |
| Erosion control | 4,409.60 | 382.6 | 490.3 | 117.7 | 276.7 | 79.1 | 5,756.00 |
| Drainage | 60.6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2.2 | 0 | 76.8 |
| Irrigation management | 1,089.70 | 0 | 0 | 294.3 | 0 | 0 | 1,384.00 |
| Forage improvement | |||||||
| Management | 23 | 294.4 | 0 | 581.4 | 3,625.20 | 0 | 4,524.00 |
| Mechanical soil treatment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.1 | 33.9 | 0 | 51 |
| Weed control or brush mgt | 24.4 | 30.3 | 0 | 100.2 | 2,717.40 | 0 | 2,872.30 |
| Plant re-establishment | 1.4 | 37.9 | 0 | 126.7 | 432.8 | 0 | 598.8 |
| Forage re-establishment w/ brush mgt | 0 | 0 | 22.7 | 161.8 | 0 | 184.5 | |
| Timber | |||||||
| Establishment and reinforcement | 0 | 368.4 | 439.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 808.1 |
| Stand improvement | 0 | 578.7 | 741.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,320.20 |
| Conservation treatment to improve crops | 91.9 | 87.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179.5 | |
| Toxic salt reduction | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 15.6 |
| Areas w/ 1 need | 4,218.70 | 763.2 | 1,094.10 | 682.5 | 3,533.30 | 79.1 | 10,370.9 |
| Areas w/ 2 needs | 702.5 | 496.7 | 332.5 | 257.7 | 1,681.50 | 0 | 3,470.90 |
| Areas w/ 3 needs | 0 | 9.2 | 0 | 25.6 | 117.9 | 0 | 152.7 |
| Total areas w/ some treatment needed | 1,269.10 | 1,426.60 | 965.8 | 5,332.70 | 79.1 | 79.1 | |
| Adequately protected | 1,610.50 | 739.6 | 635.3 | 388.1 | 1,263.20 | 520.4 | 5,157.10 |
| Source: | U.S. Soil Conservation Service, 1982-1987 National Resources Inventory, December 1989. |
Compiled by: Diane Prorak, data input assisted by:
Robert Anton-Erik
Contact: Lily Wai
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