



Summary of major classes 





Soil 



Topography 



Cover 



Location 



Characteristics 



LOAMS 



Rolling Plains 



ORIGINAL 



West part of U.P. 



Usually a good stand of 



SAND LOAMS 



Broad Ridge 



Hardwood 



N. & W. Sec. of L.P. 



2nd growth started. Some 





Tops 



Occasional White Pine 





of this land now in agri- 



Hardwood Land 



Hills, Slopes 



Hemlock 



Typical areas in 

 Iron Co. 



culture. Land generally of 

 higher basic value than 







PRESENT 



Marquette Co. 



other classes. Luxuriant 







Largely Aspen 



Antrim Co. 



ground cover. 







Northern Hardwood 



Osceola Co. 









White Spruce 







SANDY LOAMS 



Undulating to 



ORIGINAL 



Large areas in central 



Much of this covered with 



BETTER SAND 



rolling 



Some Hardwood 



and east part of L. P. 



good grade Aspen. Pro- 







White Pine 



Scattered in U. P. 



duces fast growing Jack 



White Pine Land 





Red Pine 





Pine. Good site for Red 







Mixed Pine and Hard- 



Typical areas in 



and White Pine. Good 







wood 



Marquette Co. 

 Alger Co. 



wild pasture. 



Badly burned areas may 







PRESENT 



Montmorency Co. 



be exceedingly poor. 







Aspen 



Lake Co. 









White Birch 











Scrub Oak 











Soft maple 







HEAVY SAND PLAINS 



Level to 



ORIGINAL 



Chiefly in North-Cen- 



Produces fair Jack Pine. 



BETTER SAND 



rolling 



Largely Norway 



tral part of U. P. and 



Black Oak, Pin Oak, 







Some White Pine 



North-Central part of 



Course Grasses and Brush. 







Poor Hardwoods 



L.P. 



Much of this badly burned 







PRESENT 



Typical areas in 



and exceedingly poor. 



Norway Land 





Largely Scrub Oak 

 Slow growing Jack 



Schoolcraft Co. 

 Alger Co. 

 Kalkaska Co. 

 Roscommon Co. 





DRY SAND PLAINS 



Level 



ORIGINAL 



Large areas in northern 



Non-Productive 







Poor Norway 



half of L. P. 



Usually lowest value. 



Jack Pine Land 





Mixed Brush 











Coarse Grass 



Typical areas in 

 Alger Co. 



Generally producing 

 Sparse grasses, Scrub 







PRESENT 



Crawford Co. 



Aspen, Blueberries, Sweet 







Scattered Jack Pine 



Roscommon Co. 



Fern. 







Scattered Brush 











Coarse Grass 





Badly burned white pine 

 and Norway lands re- 

 verted to this class of land. 



POORLY DRAINED 



Flat to Un- 



ORIGINAL 



Large areas in eastern 



Generally growing back to 



ORGANIC AND 



dulating 



Tamarack, Spruce, 



part of U. P. and north- 



similar swamp specie. 



LOWLAND SOIL 





Balsam, Cedar, Ash, 



ern L. P. 



Sometimes valuable as 



PEAT-MUCK 





Elm, Balm of Gilead, 



Typical areas in 



wild Christmas tree pro- 







and other swamp species. 



Chippewa Co. 

 Schoolcraft Co. 



ducing areas. 



Swamps 





PRESENT 

 Growing back to original 



Alpena Co. 

 Cheboygan Co. 









species. 



Smaller parcels in many 

 counties. 





NON-PRODUCTIVE 



Variable 



Practically None 



Scattered 



Little Value. 



Sand Dunes 









Generally very low value. 



Rock 











Muskeg 









Occasional Scenic or Bldg. 



Marsh Land 









Site Value. 



Boulder Strewn 











VALUE 



The value of cut over land of every class 

 varies from area to area because of the in- 

 numerable local conditions and physical char- 



acteristics. The foregoing sections describe and 

 illustrate the classification of the cut over areas 

 by similar broad general characteristics, easily 

 recognized by an assesssor. The following in- 

 formation and examples are a guide for the 



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