6 BULLETIN 694, U. S. DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTtJEE. 



Road building in general has not reached as high a plane in Lenawee 

 County as has agriculture. The average road of the county is only fair. 

 There is now a general awakening to this fact and a few miles of 

 first-class road have been built. In almost all parts of the county 

 there is an abundance of gravel suitable for road building, which 

 should assist greatly in the construction of good roads. 



Rapid progress is being made in agricultural development. The 

 county recently employed a county agricultural agent to assist in 

 the solution of farm problems. Farmers' organizations are weU 

 represented. Granges, gleaners, agricultural clubs, and farmers' 



Fig. 3.—" The soil in general is well adapted to the growing of small grains and corn." 



institutes are putting forth considerable effort for the general better- 

 ment of agricultural conditions in Lenawee County. 



SOILS AND TOPOGRAPHY. 



Most of the soils in the area siu-veyed are of glacial origin, and 

 very similar in nature to those which predominate throughout 

 south-central Michigan. Similar soil also extends over into north- 

 western Ohio. The surface soil generally varies from a heavy silt 

 loam to a clay loam. The subsoil is usually a clay or clay loam, but 

 in local areas more or less gravel and occasionally some sand occiu*s. 

 Viewed from the standpomt of farm land, a general uniformity of 

 quality prevails. As a rule, the area is gently rolling, with good 

 natural drainage and very productive. The soil in general is well 

 adapted to the growing of small grains and corn and gives rise to 

 conditions which are conducive to general farming. (See fig. 3.) 



In the southeastern part of the county, however, the soil conditions 

 are very different from those just discussed, and the results of this 



