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when last visited extended about 0.7 
mile along the bluff-ridge and occupied 
almost 14 acres, of which 5 were studied. 
There was very little level area just above 
the rock ledge; the steep loess slope 
abruptly ended at the cliff. dndropogon 
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cupied the coves. Juniperus virginiana, 
Quercus muhlenbergii, and Carya texana 
grew on the narrow bluff-top ridge. The 
east-facing slope of the ridge was a fairly 
productive pasture, presumably once 
wooded. The prairie spurs were grazed, 
Fig. 25.—Fults hill prairie, southeast of Fults, Monroe County. 
scoparius was the dominant grass. Re- 
nault was visited July 30, 1950, and May 
24, 1951. 
Phegley.—The appellation for this 
prairie came from the name of the former 
tenant and caretaker, W. H. Phegley. 
In 1950 and 1951, the prairie occupied 
6.33 acres of the southwest-facing slope 
of the bluff-ridge above the Columbia 
(Solvay) Quarry, 1.1 miles north of 
Prairie du Rocher, Randolph County. 
The lower part of the brow slope above 
the limestone ledge at the top of the 200- 
foot cliff, fig. 26, was covered with frag- 
ments of limestone. Prairie occupied this 
almost level stony surface, which meas- 
ured about 10 to 15 feet in width. Loess 
covered the bluff above this surface. This 
mantle of loess was dissected to form a 
series of spurs and coves, fig. 27. The 
spur fronts were steep, the upper slopes 
gently sloping upward from the fronts to 
the top of the bluff. 
Prairie, with Andropogon scoparius as 
the dominant grass, covered the spurs; 
prairie, forest, or a mixture of both oc- 
though apparently less closely than the 
main part of the pasture. The principal 
results of grazing on the prairie spurs 
were the thinning of the native cover and 
the introduction of a few weeds. 
Plots were staked on this and the adja- 
cent prairie toward the northwest to fur- 
nish data for vegetation studies of this 
report. 
Phegley hill prairie was visited June 
15, July 29, and September 19, 1950; 
May 23, September 18, October 9-10, 
and October 16-18, 1951. 
Sampson.—The name applied to this 
prairie was that of the farmer on whose 
land the prairie occurred. Sampson hill 
prairie, 4.5 acres in area, was actually a 
continuation of the Phegley hill prairie, 
from which it was separated by two par- 
allel wire fences, 3 feet apart, an effec- 
tive barrier against grazing cattle. The 
Phegley prairie served as a pasture; the 
Sampson prairie was not grazed. Located 
to the north of Columbia Quarry, the 
Sampson prairie was similar in most fea- 
tures to the Phegley prairie. However, 
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