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No. 17 — San Joaquin Sandy Loam 

 Location: A short distance south of the east and west road that runs east to 

 Thalheim, San Joaquin County. The station was on a slight knoll 75 feet 

 south of a canal, and the same distance east of the secondary road running 

 north and south ; not far from a vacant barn. 

 Soil: 0-12 inches — Eeddish brown. 

 12-24 inches — Slightly redder. 

 24 inches — Hardpan. 



The surface had the characteristic hog wallows, and the usual scant vegeta- 

 tion of grasses and herbs, "filaree" being abundant; yet all vegetation 

 was more abundant than that in pastured fields. 

 History: Rev. Frank Hoffman, Acampo, owner. Apparently, the land has not 



been cultivated in recent years. Sample collected March 31, 1915. 

 Depths of horizons: 



17-A 0-12 inches. 17-B 12-24 inches. 



No. IS — San Joaquin Sandy Loam 

 Location: Two and one-half miles northwest of Madera, Madera County. Along 

 State Highway, 75 to 100 feet southwest of the paved road, at telephone 

 pole 92/29; across the highway from the driveway to the house. 

 Soil: 0-5 inches — A light reddish brown sandy loam. A noticeable plow pan at 

 5 inches. 

 5-24 inches — A light brownish red sandy loam, becoming heavier below. 

 24-30 inches — Quite compact heavy sandy loam. 

 30 inches and deeper — A very compact hardpan. 



Topography very gently rolling, hog wallows well developed, though consider- 

 ably degraded by cultivation. Barley grain not growing well in the lower 

 spots. 

 History: Cropped for probably 20 years to grains; barley at present. Land used 

 for pasture previous to grain farming. A good yield is 8 sacks, varying 

 from that down to little or nothing. Miller and Lux, owners. Sample col- 

 lected April 11, 191(5. 

 Depths of horizons: 



18-A 0-12 inches. 18-B 12-24 inches. 18-C 24-30 inches. 



No. 19 — Hanford Fine Sandy Loam 



Location: Eight miles east of Waterford, Stanislaus County, near Robert's Ferry 

 bridge. About 75 feet west of the road that runs south from the bridge 

 onto the bluff. About 450 feet north of the driveway to the Sawyer place. 

 Twenty-five feet inside of the fence, in the alfalfa field. 



Soil: Medium brown fine sandy loam; a good brown color when moist. Texture 

 somewhat variable, some rounded gravels up to the size of a hen's egg. 

 Topography undulating, and more or less terraced, due to the old stream 

 channels. 



History: G. H. Sawyer, Waterford, owner. Alfalfa planted in 1915, looks well. 

 Land previously planted to barley and wheat, with a production about as 

 follows: barley, 14 sacks is considered good; wheat witli 12 sacks is good, 

 with 6 sacks a low average. Value of the land as recently determined in 

 court, in a case of flood damage by a canal break, is $100 per acre. On an 

 adjoining piece of land young walnut trees are doing very well. Sample 

 collected April 11, 1916. 



Depths of horizons: 



19-A 0-12 inches. 19-B 12-24 inches. 19-C 24-36 inches. 



