By permission of U. 8. Dept. of Agriculture. 
Fic. 47. Depleted pasture land of a hill farm in Chenango County, N. Y. 
The mats of moss ( Polytrichum) suggest the beginning of heath-like vegetation 
of certain sand barrens. The soil no doubt shows acid reaction. 
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Fig. 48. A hill-land pasture invaded by ferns, chiefly hay-scented fern. 
| This is a common aspect following removal of the forest cover and the deteriora- 
tion of the soil through farming or pasturing. 
