. Elements of forestry. Forests and forestry. CHAPTER XVIII. CENTRAL Location of Boundary. — The forest area that is described as the central hardwoods region extends from Massachusetts on the north, south along the Piedmont plateau between the Appalachian Mountains and the Coastal Plain to northern Georgia and Alabama; northwest through central Illinois to western Minnesota. Its area contains approximately 250,000,000 acres. The topography is comparatively low and rolling, the eleva- tion ranging from sea level to one thousand feet. The soils are deep, and often rich enough for ag
. Elements of forestry. Forests and forestry. CHAPTER XVIII. CENTRAL Location of Boundary. — The forest area that is described as the central hardwoods region extends from Massachusetts on the north, south along the Piedmont plateau between the Appalachian Mountains and the Coastal Plain to northern Georgia and Alabama; northwest through central Illinois to western Minnesota. Its area contains approximately 250,000,000 acres. The topography is comparatively low and rolling, the eleva- tion ranging from sea level to one thousand feet. The soils are deep, and often rich enough for agriculture. The small amount of swamp land present can often be drained, so that there is little true forest soil within the region. 304. 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 Moon, Frederick Franklin, 1880-1929; Brown, Nelson Courtlandt, 1885-. New York J. Wiley
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