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tation and soils, were described by Dr. E. H. Sellards and others (including the present writer) in the Seventh Annual Report (1ip1), and that will be referred to occasionally herein, especially tinder the head of vegetation types.
 That this report has many shortcomings the writer is well aware (and he, rather than the Survey, should be held responsible for them) ; but those who may be inclined to condemn it as a whole on account of a few misstatements or omissions with respect to some particular locality should bear in mind that it is impossible for one person to see all parts of 'such a large area in a few months or to describe it fully in 200 pages, and even if time and money were unlimited it would be impracticable to go to all the important places vith'in a few weeks of the time of going to press. Many places indeed have not been visited by the writer since 1915, so that some conditions described in the present tense may be things of the past now, on account of the rapid development of this part of the state. Current items in daily newspapers have been of considerable assistance in keeping abreast- of the times, however.
 The writer (or his associates) will be glad to receive constructive criticisms from any source, so that if another edition of this work is ever called for- or if it should ever be incorporated into a geography of the whole State, it can be made as complete and accurate as possible.