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Physical Characteristics and Land Uses of the Avon River Drainage ...

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TABLE 7: Rural L<strong>and</strong> Use <strong>and</strong> Cropping in 1980SUB-BASINS (WaterMonitoring Stations)1,2,3(1A,1D,1)4,5,6(1 to 6)7 to 13(6to 13)TotalGENERAL LAND USES (Ha)Total 3033 6563 6866 16462Urban ---- 810 547 1357Rural 3033 5753 6319 15105GENERAL LAND USES (Acres)Total 7495 16217 16966 40678Urban ---- 2001 1352 3353Rural 7495 14216 15614 37325SPECIFIC LAND USESWood lots 311 (10%) 824 (14%) 475 (8%) 1610 (11%)Pasture 390 (13%) 405 (7%) 471 (7%) 1266 (8%)CropsHay 484 (16%) 1213 (21%) 1140 (18%) 2837 (19%)Corn 1190 (39%) 1906 (33%) 2703 (43%) 5799 (38%)Small grains 571 (19%) 1314 (23%) 767 (12%) 2652 (18%)White beans ---- 70 (1%) 593 (9%) 663 (4%)O<strong>the</strong>r 86 (3%) 20 (0.3%) 171 (3%) 277 (2%)TILE DRAINAGE (Ha) * 1640 (54%) 3152 (55%) 4761 (75%) 9553 (63%)NUMBER OF BARNS 8 93 130 231* Percentage values are <strong>of</strong> rural areas.19

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