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MLRA 53A - Northern Dark Brown Glaciated Plains

Montana and North Dakota
30,740 km2 (11,870mi2)

Land Use:
Most of this area is in farms and ranches. Slightly more than one-half is cropland that is dryfarmed. Spring wheat is the chief crop, but flax, oats, and barley are grown on some farms. The more sloping soils are in range of native grasses.


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12/16/98