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tation and soils, were described by Dr. E. H. Sellards and others 

 (including the present writer) in the Seventh Annual Report 

 ( 1915). and that will be referred to occasionally herein, especiall) 

 under the head of vegetation types. 



That this report has many shortcomings the writer is well aware 

 (and he, rather than the Survey, should be held responsible for 

 them ) : ]3ut those who may be inclined to condemn it as a whole on 

 account of a few misstatements or omissions with respect to some 

 particular locality should bear in mind that it is impossible for one 

 person to see all parts of 'such a large area in a few months or to de- 

 scribe it fully in 200 pages, and even if time and money were unlim- 

 ited it would be impracticable to go to all the important places with- 

 in a few weeks of the time of going to press. Many places indeed 

 have not been visited by the writer since 191 5, so that some condi- 

 tions described in the present tense may be things of the past now, 

 on account of the rapid development of this part of the state. Cur- 

 rent items in daily newspapers have been of considerable assist- 

 ance in keeping abreast of the times, however. 



The writer (or his associates) will be glad to receive construct- 

 ive criticisms from any source, so that if another edition of this 

 work is ever called for, or if it should ever be incorporated Into 

 a geography of the whole State, it can be made as complete and ac- 

 curate as possible. 



