. Report of the State highway commission on the Iowa lakes and lake beds . ive summer cottages. Around the balanceof the lake, the timber occurs only as a very thin fringe, in most places 216 LAKES AND LAKE BEDS OF IOWA consisting of willow, ash, white elm, bur oak, cottonwood, red elm, iron-wood, and basswood. On the east shore of the lake the burr oak pre-dominates, while on the west side very little oak is found. The timberon the west shore is much less conspicuous than that on the east shore. A road now extends along a portion of the west shore of the lake. Ifimprovement work is undertaken
. Report of the State highway commission on the Iowa lakes and lake beds . ive summer cottages. Around the balanceof the lake, the timber occurs only as a very thin fringe, in most places 216 LAKES AND LAKE BEDS OF IOWA consisting of willow, ash, white elm, bur oak, cottonwood, red elm, iron-wood, and basswood. On the east shore of the lake the burr oak pre-dominates, while on the west side very little oak is found. The timberon the west shore is much less conspicuous than that on the east shore. A road now extends along a portion of the west shore of the lake. Ifimprovement work is undertaken, a road should be extended around theentire lake, in order that the shore may be made accessible from as manypoints as possible. The investigation did not determine the detailed cost of the landrecommended for planting, since this would involve a more extendedsurvey. On parts of the shore, the land has greatly increased in price,due to the fact that private resorts are now being established. Consider-able areas along the border could now, without question, be purchased. Pig. 106—Section of the shore line on North Twin Lake, in Calhoun County, whichneeds little improvement except the widening of the strip of timber by plantingadditional trees. at the prevailing prices for agricultural land. Other areas not suitablefor agricultural purposes could be obtained at a smaller figure. The lake indicates one type where it will be necessary for the stateto purchase agricultural land in case the shores are to be developed forthe use of all the people. It is the purpose of the following detailed report to show what treescan be successfully planted on the various situations about the lake. Forconvenience, the shore line of seven and two-thirds miles has been dividedinto forty-eight blocks or areas, with recommendations for the planting ofeach. The average width of the land recommended for forestationis 500 feet. The costs given indicate the approximate costs for the trees requiredfor the
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