Describe how zoning regulations affect land use What will be an ideal ...

The previous chapter indicated a daily average conversion rate of about 8,000 acres. This chapter indicates a
conversion rate of 1 million acres of prime farmland and 2 million acres of lower-quality farmland converted to
nonfarm use annually. That computes to about 960 acres per hour

The land must be used within its capability. This determines the most intensive use to which the land can be
safely farmed

Business decisions sometimes must be made for short-term purposes; making mortgage payments and paying the
bills require money in the form of profits. Maximizing short-term profits seldom results in ideal conservation
efforts. There is no simple answer to the last part of this questionit requires value judgments. The farmer
whose choice is between feeding the family and minimizing erosion is in a predicament. Farming for the future is
important. This approach will have the greater impact in the long run, but the present is important, too.

Farmers control so much of our nation's productive land that they will ultimately determine how effective the soil
conservation effort in United States will be

The farmer must be a manager of his or her farm; a livestock technician when working with farm animals; a carpenter
when constructing farm buildings; an equipment operator while driving, adjusting, and maintaining tractors, combines,
balers, and other machines; and a breadwinner by earning money to pay the bills for his or her family.