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Reclamation of Salt Marsh Lands

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  • Means, Thomas H.

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Report Summary: Salt marsh lands have long been considered the most fertile and valuable of lands. Practically no reclamation has been attempted in America, and that which has been attempted has in many cases been a failure or has been abandoned. There are well established methods in use in the reclamation of salt marshes and if these were used the work should be successful. There has never been a known case of failure to effect complete reclamation, in which all proper precautions were taken. After reclamation the lands are very fertile and should repay the expenditure of reclaiming them. It is generally conceded that one acre of reclaimed salt marsh land is worth four or five acres of upland, and, according to the well substantiated figures quoted from Shaler earlier in this article, the cost of reclamation should not exceed one-fifth of the final value of the land.

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  • Means, Thomas H., 1901. "Reclamation of Salt Marsh Lands," USDA Miscellaneous 345240, United States Department of Agriculture.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:usdami:345240
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.345240
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