6 BULLETIN 694, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
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 well 
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 surveyed 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 occurs. 
Viewed from the standpoint 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 
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