MLRA 63A - Northern Rolling Pierre Shale Plains South Dakota 29,610 km2 (11,430 mi2)

Land Use:
Most of this area is in farms and ranches. Urban expansion is limited. The area is used mainly for livestock production and cash-grain farming. Alfalfa, sorghum, and hay are the principal crops grown for livestock feed. Winter wheat is the main cash crop. Dry-farming soils not suited to cultivation is destroying the native grassland.

12/16/98