| Abstract: | Because of defects of the present land-inventory system in the USSR, a more comprehensive land-cadastre system is proposed, making possible an economic appraisal of lands based on soil, geobotanical and agricultural-capability maps and other land data. Such a cadastre would enable authorities to judge the economic effectiveness of any given land use on the basis of costs and yields. The paper was prepared with the assistance of K. V. Zvorykin, P. A. Letunov and staff members of Gosplan USSR, the Moscow Land-Organization Institute, and the Soil Institute named for V. V. Dokuchayev. |
