ILLUSTRATIONS 



FIGURES PAGE 



1. Michigan, the peninsular state. Between pages 



4 and 5 



2. Progress of soil-mapping in Michigan .... 35 



3. Percentage of increase or decrease of total popu- 



lation of Michigan by counties 132 



4. Percentage of increase or decrease of rural popu- 



lation of Michigan by counties 133 



5. Density of total population of Michigan by 



counties 170 



6. Density of rural population of Michigan by 



counties 171 



7. Plan of organization of the Michigan Department 



of Agriculture 385 



