. Agriculture, its fundamental principles. Agriculture. 20 AGRICULTURE rock. Other things being equal, " limestone country is rich coun- ; The soil is generally dry, warm, and healthy for stock; and its luxuriant growth of grass especially fits it for stock rais- ing. Alkali Lands. — Al'ka li soils contain large deposits of mineral salts which check vegetation. They are found in dry regions in the western part of the United States, in Egypt, in India, and in other countries. Swamp Soils. — Swamp soils, found in what are or have been lowlands, contain a large amount of decaying ve


. Agriculture, its fundamental principles. Agriculture. 20 AGRICULTURE rock. Other things being equal, " limestone country is rich coun- ; The soil is generally dry, warm, and healthy for stock; and its luxuriant growth of grass especially fits it for stock rais- ing. Alkali Lands. — Al'ka li soils contain large deposits of mineral salts which check vegetation. They are found in dry regions in the western part of the United States, in Egypt, in India, and in other countries. Swamp Soils. — Swamp soils, found in what are or have been lowlands, contain a large amount of decaying vegetable A Scene in the Dismal Swamp The great Dismal Swamp in Virginia and North Carolina has, by continued deposits of vegetable matter, been raised above the sur- face of the surrounding Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Soule, Andrew MacNairn. [from old catalog]; Turpin, Edna Henry Lee, 1867-1952, joint author. Richmond, Atlanta [etc. ] B. F. Johnson publishing company


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