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To: stylin19a

The numbers I have are from 2006 and 2007 from the USDA and it shows approximately 1.1 billion acres available for agriculture.

About 1.7 million square miles of stuff growing in the ground.


15 posted on 11/26/2007 12:02:09 PM PST by TexanToTheCore (If it ain't Rugby or Bullriding, it's for girls.........................................)
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To: TexanToTheCore
The numbers I have are from 2006 and 2007 from the USDA and it shows approximately 1.1 billion acres available for agriculture.

1.1 billion? Is this counting Death Valley, mountains and the arctic tundra?

23 posted on 11/26/2007 2:46:27 PM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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