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tlie farm, than at former prices. It is my opinion, that no county ia 

 the State affords better euoouragenient for the emigrant, whether farmer 

 or mechanic, than does this county. 



In substantiating this opinion. I will allude to its favorable location 

 in respect to market. 



The county lies, as you are aware, directly north of Wayne, and its 

 southern boundary extends to within six miles of Detroit, which is the 

 principal depot of the State. From Detroit, two plank roads extend 

 through nearly the entire length of this county, one of which stretches 

 on still farther, into the county of Lapeer, where is found some of the 

 choicest pine in the State — thus bringing the best pine lumber, as it 

 were, to every farmer's door. 



The soil in this county, is of every variety found in the State — the 

 sandy, with a mixture of clay and gravel — clay, with a mixture of sand 

 and gravel, and a loamy muck soil. 



The western tier of towns are high, rolling lands ; are divided into 

 plains and oak openings, and are well adapted to the growing of wheat 

 or any other grain, and are found to be as productive as any lands in 

 this State or the State of New York, the Genesee ^'alley not except- 

 ed. 



The Eastern part of the county is divided into what are usually 

 termed grazing and grain land ; indeed, those lands that have heretofore 

 been considered adapted to the growing of grass only, are found by 

 proper management, to be capable of producing more than an average 

 ccop of most kinds of grain. 



I have thus glanced at the natural resources of this section of our 

 i>eautiful State, and 1 think we are called upon by e\'ery principle of 

 interest and policy, to avail oui-selves of the great advantages here spread 

 before us. 



The earth is always a bountiful re warder of the faithful husbandman, 

 and none more so than that of Michigan. Yet there are a few speci- 

 mens of the hold-back, stand-still stamp of men, full of ])rejudices, who 

 always oppose any and every impro^■ement, with that old and copve- 

 nient argument — " it is all ii hmnbug." 



There are several streams of water coui-sing their way through this 

 county, affording abundant water-power for all practical purposes ; in- 

 deed, the flour mills now in operation, are equal to one for every town- 



