THE LAND 



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map 4, and comprises by my calculation, " 1,530 

 acres of land surface, divided as follows : ,.icrM 



Delta "'80 



West hill -420 



East hill 530 



" Based on laborious calculations on the map itself, with corrections for 

 slopes, checked by information on areas of all of the individual pieces of land. 

 McBryde's maps (see McBryde, 1947) and personal advice were helpful. 

 Figures on hill lands are subject to much greater error than those on delta 

 lands, both because the survey problem is much greater and because the 

 importance of the delta lands is reflected in correspondingly more information. 



'.VEST 



HILL 



The use of this land, as estimated for 1936,'' is 

 summarized in chart 2. The west hill rises more 

 precipitously than the east, is more rocky and 

 barren, and is imwatercd. In places near its 

 summit it is lightly forested, a source of firewood. 

 Corn grows only in a few small fields near the 

 base of the hill north of town, and a large one 



2' The figures and description, unless otherwise noted, are all for the base 

 year 19.3(1. The present tense is frequently used with reference to that year. 



Cornfield 



At Rest 



Unutilizable 



Pasture 



Coffee 



- Ten Acres 



Chart 2. — Hill land use. 



