FOREIGN OWNERSHIP OF U.S. FARMLAND UP -- USDA
Non-U.S. citizens held 12.4 mln
acres of privately owned U.S. agricultural land as of December
31, slightly less than one pct of the total agricultural land,
but 369,000 acres above the foreign ownership at the end of
1985, the U.S. Agriculture Department said.
    The department said forest land accounted for 52 pct of all
foreign-owned acreage, cropland 17 pct, pastures and other
agricultural land 26 pct and non-agricultural and unreported
uses, five pct.
    Corporations owned 79 pct of the foreign-held acreage,
parternships 11 pct, and individuals eight pct, the department
said. The remaining two pct was held by estates, trusts,
associations, institutions and others, it said.
 Reuter
