Dear Jim, Yes, at least in the northern tier. In Franklin County between 1945 and 1970, half of the farm land (1 million out of 2 million) went out of cultivation. While a small amount was converted to other used, the vast majority reverted to forest land. In general, this was the poorest and/or most isolated farm land. The Census of Agriculture documents this conversion. Wayne Miller Plattsburgh On Tue, 16 Nov 1999 [log in to unmask] wrote: > Am I to read this right. The amount of Forest Land is increasing in NYS? > > Jim Maguire > [log in to unmask] > ************************************************************************** Wayne L. Miller Special Collections Librarian Feinberg Library 2 Draper Avenue 518-564-5206 Plattsburgh, NY 12901 [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] "I wonder what will happen today!" -Maggie Muggins- "Not even God can change history...which is why he tolerates historians." -Voltaire **************************************************************************