MLRA 64 - Mixed Sandy and Silty Tableland Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming 28,400 km2 (10,970 mi2)

Land Use:
Most of this area is in ranches and farms. About three-fifths of the area is rangeland grazed primarily by livestock. The scenic Pine Ridge, an escarpment extending in a general east-west direction in the north-central part of the area, has grassed areas and pine trees of commercial value. Nearly one-third of the area is cropland. South of Pine Ridge, the major enterprise is cash-grain farming, and winter wheat is the main crop. In other parts of the area, feed and forage for livestock are the main crops. Corn and sugar beets are irrigated crops in places where the supply of water is adequate and the soils are suitable.

12/16/98