FORESTRY SURVEY 289 



Strip Land. 

 An S ou the map indicates land that has been 

 "stripped"* by the coal mining companies. After ''strip- 

 ping'' the land is left in such a condition that it cannot 

 readily be used for agricultural puri^oses. It consists of 

 alternate ridges and furrows, the ridges varying from 

 three or four to twelve or fifteen feet in height. If simply 

 left alone the ^'striplands** would become covered with bot- 

 tomland forests in most cases in 25 or 30 years. The re- 

 vegetation process could be greatly hastened of course by 

 artificial planting, and it is probable that reforestation 

 would be the most suitable economiciil means of reclaim- 

 ing these lauds. 



TITLE : 



Geographic Subdivisions of Cumberland County, Illi- 

 nois. 



Legend. 



1. Upland prairie of the western border of the county. 



2. Inter-stream upland prairies. 



3. Forest Area of the western creeks. 



4. Forest area of the Embarrass and the eastern creeks. 



5. Morainal outwash plains of the northern border. 

 ]^OTE : The east-west extent is 25 miles. 



