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There was a total of 4,105 acres of land available for permanent 

 pastures on the 38 farms; that is, this area was fenced and cows were 

 at liberty to travel over it in search for feed. (Table 7.) All this 

 was surveyed as to type and depth of soil and type of cover — whether 

 open, covered with brush or fully stocked with timber, sod covering 

 and kind of growth in the open places. On the whole, the pastures had 

 been greatly neglected in recent years. 



Most fanns in the area have always been handicapped by inade- 

 quate pasturage, and due to gro\\-th of bmsh and timber many fanners 



Table 7. The pasture area on each of the 38 far7ns classified as to type of soil and brush 



or timber growth. 



