Bulletin Volume 56, pts. 1-3
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 Excerpt: ...COUNTIES Racine Kenosha County County Acres Acres All land in operating drainage enterprises 61,847 11,803 Improved land in drainage enterprises.......... 47.205 10,273 Per cent of improved l...
MoreThis historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 Excerpt: ...COUNTIES Racine Kenosha County County Acres Acres All land in operating drainage enterprises 61,847 11,803 Improved land in drainage enterprises.......... 47.205 10,273 Per cent of improved land in farms............ 32.3 9.2 Open ditches completed---Miles................ 95.3 14.5 Tile drains completed----Miles.................. 31.7 10.0 Maximum size of tile--Inches in diameter...... 24.0 30.0 Area drained by open ditches and tile--Acres.. 54,847. 11,763 Capital invested in projects completed..........$406,000 $100,100 Acres on which corn was principal crop grown-on reclaimed land.......................... 39,173 10,249 Total area of land in both counties which is naturally poorly drained................... 104.832 acres As will be noted from this table there are over 70,000 acres of low land in drainage enterprises, and in these there are about 110 miles of open ditch and over 50 miles of tile, the largest of which is 30 inches in diameter. The types which offer the greatest opportunity for drainage are the soils of the Clyde series.-When thoroughly drained these soils make' excellent corn land, and they are also well suited to many other special crops such as sugar beets and cabbage. Trucking is carried on to a considerable extent on these soils, and there is room for much more extensive development along this line. On the lighter soils of this series onions are grown quite extensively. The drainage of the peat land offers opportunity for agricultural development, but the problems inthe improving of this type of land are more numerous and difficult than in the case with the Clyde soils. The peats require the use of commercial fertilizers, as indicated elsewhere and special methods of cultivation are also called for, but with proper handling the pea...
| Publisher | RareBooksClub.com |
| Binding | Paperback (246 editions) |
| Reading Level | Uncategorized
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| # of Pages | 86 |
| ISBN-10 | 1443224979 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1443224970 |
| Publication Date | 05/14/2012 |
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