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under cultivation. A good sized main ditch 

 drains this muck, with many laterals and 

 sublaterals reaching out in all directions to 

 drain the land correctly. The soil is a 

 brownish black to black muck, very produc- 

 tive, being especially so regarding celery, 

 lettuce, spinach, and onions. Some of the 

 choicest lettuce in the state is grown here. 

 The area is divided into plots, 40 to 50 

 acres being a large holding and 5 to 10 acres 

 being about an average. 



There are many other bodies of muck, 

 some of the smallest being only l /2 or % acre 

 in extent. Many farms have these small 

 bodies of muck. The owners should look 

 them over carefully to determine their pos- 

 sible drainage and utilization. 



ACREAGE OF UNRECLAIMED AND RE- 

 CLAIMED SWAMP IN THE NORTH 

 CENTRAL STATES 



State Unreclaimed Swamp Reclaimed Swamp Total 



Acres Acres Acres 



Illinois 925,000 3,496,000 4,421,000 



Indiana 625,000 3,358,000 3,983,000 



Ohio 155,000 3,400,000 3,555,000 



Michigan 2,947,000 1,600,000 3,547,000 



Minnesota ....5,832,308 1,500,000 7,332,000 



Iowa 930,000 915,000 1,845,000 



Wisconsin ....2,400,000 400,000 2,800,000 



