5, If timber products are present in com- 

 mercial quantities, they should be considered 

 separately, and appropriate values should be 

 added to the parcel. 



The information in the following pages is 

 necessarily of a general nature but it is gen- 

 erally true. In many instances factors will vary 

 from the typical examples provided. For ex- 

 ample, the cover listed as typical of the general 

 soil types is that which the soil generally is 

 best capable of reproducing. Local conditions, 

 such as severe burns, lack of seed trees, floods, 

 etc., may cause variations. However, the as- 

 sessor will find that the examples provided are 

 typical of thousands of parcels throughout the 

 cut over area. 



Principal Soil Groupings 



The cut over lands include many of the forty 

 catalogued Michigan soil types, which vary 

 greatly in capability and thus in use and value. 



These soil classifications might be the foun- 

 dation for scientific assessment of land, but 

 for the cut over areas, it would be impractical. 



Nevertheless, the basic soil can not be ig- 

 nored. It is the primary factor determining the 

 capabilities of the land. Together with location 

 and climate, this determines the use and value 

 of the land. 



Soils of the cut over area fall naturally into 

 six, almost self-evident groups. These groups 

 are easily recognized by their general charac- 

 teristics. 



1. Loams and sand loams 



2. Sand loams and better sands 



3. Heavy sand plains 



4. Dry sand plains 



5. Poorly drained organic soils 



6. Non-productive areas 



T34W T33W 



T49N 



T48N 



On the following page is a table summar- 

 izing these brand general groups and their 

 general features. This table is followed by 

 more detailed descriptions of each group. 



MAP OF GENERAL LAND GROUPS 



(Small areas) 



The majority of the lands in the cut over 

 area can be included in the six major land 

 groups outlined in the Summary of Major 

 Classes of land. Most of it is either Pine Land, 

 Hardwood Land or Swamp Land. 



The state map on the preceding page shows 

 rough outlines of the Major Land Groups. 

 However, each major area includes smaller 

 areas of the other classes within their boun- 

 daries. 



The map below shows four townships in the 

 general hardwood land group of soils in 

 Baraga County. While the greater part of the 

 area is hardwood lands, there are, within it 

 smaller areas of Pine and Swamp land to be 

 considered. 



The cross hatched sections on the map to 

 the right show some of the wooded areas of 

 the state. It will be noted that the Northern 

 Hardwood area follows quite closely to the 

 rolling hilly loamy soils shown as hardwood 

 land in the preceding map. The swamp timber 

 is, of course, found in the lowland area and 

 the Aspen, Pine, Oak and brush plains follow 

 the outlines of the undulating to rolling plains 

 area. 



These maps of course are of a very general 

 nature. Many exceptions exist in every in- 

 stance. Comparisons with actual spot condi- 

 tions will serve to emphasize the necessity of 

 examining every parcel of property to make a 

 fair assessment. 



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Hardwood Lands 

 Rolling to extremely hilly 



Pine Lands 



Level to rolling (Jack Pine) 



Pine Lands 



Rolling to hilly (Aspen) 



Swamp Lands (Spruce S Balsam) 

 Low areas and along streams 



Non Forest 



