EXPERIiMENT STATION BULLETINS. 455 



Pounds 

 Description. per acre 



Kolliiij; sandy loam called Arlington Tlills, limber oal-c, liickoi'y 

 and beech, areas occnr in Lawrence, liaugor, AVaverly, Arling- 

 ton, Columbia and Bloomingdale townshi]).s 884 



Rolling sand, oak and beech timber found in the S. W. corner of 



county in Hartford, Keeler, Bangor and Covert townships 1)1)2 



Level poor sand of Covert township. Scrub oak land 659 



Rolling sandy loam occurs principally in Geneva township. Or- 

 iginal timber hickorj' , maple, beech and basswood 5G8 



Level sand, along Paw Paw River, Oak land 1017 



ALLEGAN COUNTY SOILS. 



Lapland loam soils originally timbered with l)eech, maple, oak and 

 walnut. Large areas in the west central part of the county. 

 Small area throughout the county 627 



Clay loam soils originally growing hickory, elm and oak. Areas- 



generally distributed in tlie county 974 



Low lying dark colored sandy soil, original timber oak and wal- 

 nut. Areas throughout the county 664 



Rolling sandy loam originally growing oak, maple, beeclr and 

 hickory. J^arge areas in the eastern half <»f Hie county. Small- 

 er areas generally distributed 794 



Black clay soil which was covered with elm. oak and maple. 

 Large areas lying between Allegan and northwest corner oi' 

 the county. Small areas distributed throughout the county. . . K':;."') 



aiASON COUNTY SOILS. 



Ash, elm, soft nia])le ; 1048 



Pine soils 559 



aiANISTEE COUNTY SOILS. 



Level to undulating sand; original timber pine, second growl h 

 scrub oak. Lower areas, poplar. Areas found throughout the 

 county , . . 012 



Level to undulating sand ; originally grew large pines. Second 

 growth principally oak. Areas of this soil are distributed 

 throughout the county 722 



Undulating to rolling sand. Mixed timber land. Large areas 



found in the northwest part of the county 806 



Level sand along the Manistee river originally grew pine, second 



growth oak ' OI3 



Level to undulating sand. Original timber pine, second growth 

 scrub oak, soil quite shallow. Large areas found in the 

 southeastern part of the county ' 584 



Level to undulating sand originally growing maple. Soil is 

 deeper than the pine lands. Areas founcf in Maple Grove, 

 Bear Lake and Brown township 694 



