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Excerpt from Geology and Agriculture, Parts III. And IV: A Preliminary Report Upon the Florida Parishes of East Louisiana, and the Bluff, Prairie and Hill Lands of Southwest Louisiana, And, a Preliminary Report Upon the Bluff and Mississippi Alluvial Lands of Louisiana
The object being to make an agricultural report rather than a purely geological, particular attention was given to the origin, nature and depth of soil; to water supply and questions of drain age, and especially to the character of the. Natural or virgin growth upon the lands, where obtainable, as being one of the truest indices of their nature and possibilities. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.