MLRA 53B - Central Dark Brown Glaciated Plains North Dakota and South Dakota 44,980 km2 (17,370 mi2)

Land Use:
Most of this area is in farms and ranches, and about two-thirds is cropland that is dry-farmed. Spring wheat is the chief crop, but flax, oats, barley, and alfalfa are grown on many farms. The more sloping soils are in range of native grasses.

12/16/98