Anne Arundel county . ll be regulated in somewhat the same way as the handlingof other crops. It does not seem unreasonable that there should be somedefinite agreement between the tenant and the landowner, as a part of thelease of the property, which will guarantee better management of thewoodlands on a farm. The good transportation facilities both by water and by rail—therebeing four freight lines crossing the county and a fifth along the border—has rendered accessible all of the woodlands, resulting in rather closecutting. This accounts in a large measure for the generally poor con-dition of
Anne Arundel county . ll be regulated in somewhat the same way as the handlingof other crops. It does not seem unreasonable that there should be somedefinite agreement between the tenant and the landowner, as a part of thelease of the property, which will guarantee better management of thewoodlands on a farm. The good transportation facilities both by water and by rail—therebeing four freight lines crossing the county and a fifth along the border—has rendered accessible all of the woodlands, resulting in rather closecutting. This accounts in a large measure for the generally poor con-dition of the woodlands so far as their commercial value is timber has been produced in the county and can be producedagain under the same favorable conditions of soil and climate. Thepresent wooded area consists almost entirely of lands that are not suitablefor any other crop. Under a proper system of management they could bemade very productive. MARYLAND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, PLATE IX. Fie. i.—view of rolling farm l ANUS AND WOOD LOTS, NEAR
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