CONTENTS 



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HlSTORICAI 30!> 



Settlement 309 



Clearing and Cultivating 312 



Expansion 314 



Transportation 316 



Nationalities 321 



Influence of Soils 324 



Coastal Zone 326 



Midland Zone 328 



Mountain Zone 331 



Agricultural Produci - 333 



Grains 333 



Tobacco 337 



Truck Crops 338 



Canning Crops 340 



Fruits 341 



Forage Crops 344 



Dairying 349 



Farm Animals 350 



Rotation of Crops 351 



Agricultural Statistics 355 



PART VI. THE FORESTS AND THEIR PRODUCTS. By F. W. Besley. 361 



Introductory 363 



Forest Regions of Maryland , 365 



The Coastal Plain 365 



The Eastern Shore 365 



Forest Products 366 



Southern Maryland 368 



Forest Products 369 



The Piedmont Plateau and Blue Ridge 370 



Forest Types 370 



The Allegheny Plateau 372 



The Use of the Forests 373 



The Future of the Forests 375 



Forest Resources of Maryland 375 



PART VII. LIST OF PLANTS COLLECTED OR OBSERVED. Com- 

 piled by Forrest Shp.eye 3S1 



