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Sassafras Loam ■ 239 



Norfolk Sand 241 



Susquehanna Gravel 243 



Elkton Clay 245 



Susquehanna Clay 246 



THE CLIMATE OP CECIL COUNTY. By Oliver L. Fassig 249 



Introductory 249 



Temperature Conditions 250 



Normal Temperatures and Departures therefrom 252 



Extremes of Temperature 254 



Rainfall 257 



Snowfall 260 



THE HYDROGRAPHY OF CECIL COUNTY. By H. A. Pressy 263 



Octoraro Creek 266 



Susquehanna River 272 



THE MAGNETIC DECLINATION IN CECIL COUNTY. By L. A. 



Bauer 289 



Meridian Line 290 



THE FORESTS OF CECIL COUNTY. By H. M. Curran, with an Intro- 

 duction, by George B. Sudworth 295 



Introduction 295 



Location 296 



Topography and Soil 297 



Drainage 297 



Woodlands and Forests 298 



Forest Types 298 



Barrens Timber 298 



Shore Timber 300 



Forest Trees 302 



Conifers 302 



Hardwoods 303 



Distribution 304 



Important Commercial Trees 304 



Inferior Commercial Trees 305 



Use of Material 305 



Building Material 306 



Pulpwood 306 



Ties and Telegraph Poles 307 



Fencing 307 



Charcoal and Cordwood 308 



Forest Fires 308 



Fire Protection 309 



Future of Forests 310 



Early Condition 310 



Producing Capacity 311 



Improvement 312 



Index 315 



