THE INFLUENCE OF SOILS 33 



of Soils of the Michigan Agricultural College, as 

 meeting present standards and it is proposed to re- 

 work them. 



In addition to the soil surveys just adverted to, 

 a reconnaissance survey of the soils of the State, 

 intended primarily to determine their glacial origin 

 and resulting characteristics, has been carried for- 

 ward by the Michigan Geological Survey under the 

 immediate direction of Frank Leverett. The manu- 

 script soil maps of this survey relate to twenty-nine 

 counties,^ and are on file in the office of the State 



^ The list of counties and areas surveyed are as follows : 

 County Square miles survej'ed: 



Alcona 680 



Alpena 579 



Antrim 478 



Benzie 319 



Cliarlevoix 414.4 



Cheboygan 724 



Clare " 569 



Crawford 561 .66 



Emmet 467.5 



Grand Traverse 458 



Iosco 553 



Isabella 576 



Kalkaska 561 



Lake 571 



Leelanau 342.6 



Manistee 540 



Mason 493 



Mecosta 565.5 



Missaukee 567 



Montmorency 555.5 



Newaygo 847 



Oceana 539 



Ogemaw 572 



Osceola 574 



