Hints to homeseekers; a handbook of agricultural opportunities . rice. This industry hasproven to be a profitable one aoid the acreage is gradually in-creasing. There are large tracts of land suitable for growingrice and as the consumption of this grain is increasing yearly,the opportunities for rice growing are promising. The soils of the upland portion of the state belong chiefly tothe Norfolk and Orangeburg series with some types of the Sus-quehanna and a number of other minor series represented. Thegreater proportion of the upland country is but slightly de-veloped, there being considerabl
Hints to homeseekers; a handbook of agricultural opportunities . rice. This industry hasproven to be a profitable one aoid the acreage is gradually in-creasing. There are large tracts of land suitable for growingrice and as the consumption of this grain is increasing yearly,the opportunities for rice growing are promising. The soils of the upland portion of the state belong chiefly tothe Norfolk and Orangeburg series with some types of the Sus-quehanna and a number of other minor series represented. Thegreater proportion of the upland country is but slightly de-veloped, there being considerable areas still in timber, which con-sists chiefly of pine. This land is capable of being profltablydeveloped but in many regions transportation facilities are n»tadequate for the marketing of farm products. Louisiana offers many good opportunities along the line ofagricultural development. In purchasing land in this state espe-cial attention should be given to the title to property, since insome places titles are apt to be 162 Hints to Homeseekers. Map 16.—Soil and Agricultural Map of North and South Dakota. Agricultural Opportunities 163 Map Legend. 1. Black Prairies within the glacial region. Surface level toundulating and gently rolling. Getting into semi-arid countryto the west. Grain growing and stock raising chief lines of farm-ing. Some dry farming in the west. 2. Prairie soils of unglaciated region. Dark grayish-brownsoil with light gray to yeUow calcareous sub-soils. Surface is agently rolling plain in which streams have cut channels. Somebroken land adjoining streams. Semi-arid region. Grazing chieftype of agriculture. 3. Red River Valley. Black prairie soils with high organicmatter content. Level to gently undulating, drainage often de-ficient. Grain raising chief industry with general farming anddairying on the increase in the south. 4. Bottom Lands. Soils of alluvial origin. 5. Brown prairie soils in residual region, mostly clay, clayloam and silt lo
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