Abstract
THE development of forest belts in the northwestern part of Clay county is confined to the bottom lands and bluffs along the Republican river and its tributary creeks. The two main creek systems are Mulberry creek and Five creeks, the sources of both being to the west, in the eastern part of Cloud county. These creeks and their branches lie for the most part in Mulberry, Bloom and Five Creeks townships. The rocks in the region belong to the Dakota group, except toward the southeast, where the upper part of the Permian limestone begins to outcrop. The soil is thus decidedly sandy, on account of the great abundance of Dakota sandstone, although clays are also abundant. The character of the soil seems to have some influence on the distribution of certain trees and shrubs, for a number of species flourish across the line in the Permian limestone region which are not found in the Dakota.
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