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main flora of the meadows and fields. 

 On the farms there are a great many 

 fruit trees: Apples, Pears, Peaches and 

 Cherries. The principal crops are Hay, 

 Corn, Rye and Oats. Probably half of 

 the land is under cultivation. 



There are a few marshes, one at Ra- 

 vine Lake, one near Far Hills, and two 

 northwest of Bernardsville, one a mile, 

 and the other two miles away. The 

 wildest localities are along the Passaic 

 and Raritan rivers, but there are more 

 birds at the latter place. 



The Somerset Hills are well adapted 

 to birds — and bird-study — not only be- 

 cause of the variety of country included 

 therein, but also from the fact that they 

 are near enough to the Hudson and 

 Delaware rivers, which are natural 

 routes for bird migration, for stray 

 birds to often deviate from those courses, 

 and pass through the Somerset Hills. 



