Land Utilization Division
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The Land Utilization Division was a New Deal–era U.S. government unit responsible for planning and managing the purchase, rehabilitation, and resettlement of submarginal or poorly used agricultural lands.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Deal agency
ⓘ
United States government agency ⓘ |
| affectedRegion |
Great Plains
ⓘ
Midwestern United States ⓘ Southern United States ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
|
| aimedTo |
improve land productivity
ⓘ
reduce soil erosion ⓘ remove marginal land from cultivation ⓘ stabilize rural communities ⓘ |
| convertedToUse |
forest land
ⓘ
grazing land ⓘ recreation areas ⓘ wildlife habitat ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| endTime | 1940s ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
economically unproductive farmland
ⓘ
erosion-prone land ⓘ submarginal land ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
coordination with state and local governments on land use
ⓘ
development of conservation projects ⓘ land acquisition ⓘ land classification ⓘ relocation of farm families ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
conversion of poorly used farmland to more suitable uses
ⓘ
land-use planning ⓘ purchase of submarginal agricultural land ⓘ rehabilitation of submarginal agricultural land ⓘ resettlement of farmers from submarginal lands ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Great Depression
ⓘ
New Deal ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act of 1937 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Resettlement Administration
ⓘ
Natural Resources Conservation Service ⓘ
surface form:
Soil Conservation Service
|
| partOf |
Resettlement Administration
ⓘ
Natural Resources Conservation Service ⓘ
surface form:
Soil Conservation Service
|
| partOfProgram |
Resettlement Administration
ⓘ
surface form:
New Deal resettlement initiatives
federal land utilization program ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Resettlement Administration
ⓘ
surface form:
Farm Security Administration
Resettlement Administration ⓘ Natural Resources Conservation Service ⓘ
surface form:
Soil Conservation Service
|
| startTime | 1930s ⓘ |
| successor |
Soil Conservation Service land programs
ⓘ
U.S. Forest Service land management of former LUD tracts ⓘ |
| supervises |
land utilization projects
ⓘ
resettlement communities ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
economic analysis of farm viability
ⓘ
regional planning studies ⓘ soil and land capability surveys ⓘ |
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