Copies of this publication may be procured from the Undesirable Tendencies in Land Use Overstocking of Range Lands Expansion of Arable Farming into Unsuitable Areas Maladjustments of Water Utilization to Land-Use Requirements Poorly Balanced Systems of Farming Undesirable Tendencies in Land Tenure Absentee Ownership. Uneconomic Operating Units Instability and Insecurity of Tenure The Leasing System Lack of Coordination of Water Uses and of Water With Land Resources. Unbalanced Appropriation Resulting in Inequitable Distribution of Water Tax Delinquency and Financially Embarrassed Local Governments Page 43 43 44 44 44 45 45 45 46 46 48 49 49 50 50 50 50 65 65 66 Part III. Program of Readjustment and Development CHAPTER VI. LINES OF ACTION: 1. Investigations and Surveys 2. Federal Acquisition of Land in Range Areas 3. Control and Use of Lands Acquired by the Federal Government in Range Areas. 4. Measures to Increase the Size of Farms 5. Development of Water Resources 7. Compensation to Local Governments on Account of Federal Land Acquisition 8. Control of Destructive Insect Pests 9. Development of Other Resources: 79 80 80 80 81 82 82 8888 83 83 83 84 84 85 85 85 85 85 5. The Conservation of Soil Moisture and the Protection of Soil from Erosion 6. Alternative Cropping Plans 7. Another Primary Need for Water 8. Windbreaks V. Organization for Readjustment and Development |