. Surface geology and agricultural conditions of Michigan . 4 E 12 Lc 6 Lc 29 Lc 17 Le 2 5 T. 16, R. 3 E T. 15, R. 3 E 16 6 T. 15, R. 4 E T. 15, R. 5 E T. 14, R. 6 E 14 Lc20 Lc30 Lc 30 25 Le 5 5 T. 14, R. 5 E T. 14, R. 4 E T. 14, R. 3 E T. 13, R. 4 E 2 (N. Half)T. 13, R. 5 E (N. Half)T. 13, R. 6 E . Total 456 226 4 192 5 ? x\rea 445 square miles in 456 sections. Number of farms, 3,233. Average value per acre, $ Square miles in farms, 333. Per cent of land area in farms, Per cent of farm land improved or per cent of


. Surface geology and agricultural conditions of Michigan . 4 E 12 Lc 6 Lc 29 Lc 17 Le 2 5 T. 16, R. 3 E T. 15, R. 3 E 16 6 T. 15, R. 4 E T. 15, R. 5 E T. 14, R. 6 E 14 Lc20 Lc30 Lc 30 25 Le 5 5 T. 14, R. 5 E T. 14, R. 4 E T. 14, R. 3 E T. 13, R. 4 E 2 (N. Half)T. 13, R. 5 E (N. Half)T. 13, R. 6 E . Total 456 226 4 192 5 ? x\rea 445 square miles in 456 sections. Number of farms, 3,233. Average value per acre, $ Square miles in farms, 333. Per cent of land area in farms, Per cent of farm land improved or per cent of county. Principal crops: Hay, oats, corn, potatoes, wheat, beans, rye. The clayey till as well as the lake clay is a compact clay with few pebbles and needs tiledraining. The classification of soils is largely based on map and report by W. F. Cooper (Geol. Surveyof Michigan, Annual Report for 1905). The southern part is based on the map of the Saginaw area by U. S. Bureau of Soils 1904. THE SOUTHERN COUNTY. 155 Area 319 square miles. seetions including 18 sections in lakes. Number of farms, 1,245. Average value per acre, $ Square miles in farms, , .„ „ ^. .-,. or ^ipt cent of county. ,l,™thea/Mer ^helSraSCmsexciileM orcMrd and t.,r farm la„d. 156 SURFACE GEOLOGY OF COUNTY. Section. Areasections. Swamp and lake. Sees. Gravelly. Sees. T. 3 S. R. 17 AV 3636363636 51122 122 177 208926 59 112 310 11615 946 7 32 2 T. 3 S. R. 18 W T. 3 S. R. 19 W T. 4 S. R. 18 W 14 T. 4S. R. 17 W T. 5 S. R. 17 W 1410 T. 5 S. R. 18 W T. 5. S. R. 19 W T. 6 S. R. 20 W T. 6S. R. 19 W 8 32133 1 3 19 10 6 I T. 6 S. R. 18 W T. 6 S. R. 17 . T. 7 S. R. 17 W 1123 T. 7 S. R. 18 W 2020 24 T. 7 S. R. 19 W T. 7 S. R. 20 W T. 7 S. R. 21 W T. 8 S. R. 22 W T. 8 S. R. 21 W 2 1 10 T. 8 S. R. 20 W T. 8 S. R


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