MEADOW. 19 



Small areas of Meadow exist within the Central and North Central 

 States and are used for the growing of grass and corn. Thousands 

 of acres of such soils have been reclaimed and now constitute rich 

 corn and wheat lands. They can not be classed as Meadow in their 

 present protected and drained condition. 



Over 3,000,000 acres of Meadow have been mapped during the 

 progress of the soil survey and it is estimated that 20,000,000 acres 

 of this class of material exist in the eastern portion of the United 

 States. In many instances these lands are the most fertile of the 

 unappropriated lands of the section and thus constitute a considera- 

 ble reserve of excellent soil which may be reclaimed when economic 

 conditions will justify the outlay required for their diking, drainage, 

 and clearing. 



Approved. 



JAMES WILSON, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



WASHINGTON, D. C., April 24, 1912. 



