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America had expanded its territory by 360 million acres with the purchase of?
America expanded it's territory by 360 million acres with the purchase of Alaska.
How many acres does the federal government hold in trust for American Indians Indian tribes and Alaska Natives?
55.7 million acres
How big is the largest US Farm?
The largest farm is 65,000 acres.
What was the significance of the Louisana purchase?
In 1803, the United States paid 15 million dollars for 530 million acres of land. That is 3 cents per acre of land.
What percantage of US land is used for farming?
According to the USDA's 2002 census of agriculture - 41.4% of US land is used for farming. Included in what is considered "farmed land" is land that is cropland, pasturland, woodland, and land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland etc. Of the 938.28 million acres that are included in the 41.4% farmland, 434.16 million acres are cropland (46.3% of farmland). Of the 434.16 million acres of cropland, 302.7 are harvested cropland. For the full accounting see http://www.ers.usda.gov/StateFacts/US.htm Answer submitted by Carrie - a librarian in Washington County Maryland.
