The Bulletin 

 average mechanical analysis. 



15 



Surface soil- 

 Subsoil 



Fine 

 gravel, 

 per cent 



15.9 

 3.8 



Coarse 



sand, 



per cent 



23.2 

 9.6 



Clay, 

 per cent 



5.6 



44.8 



CECIL LOAM. 



The surface soil of the Cecil Loam to a depth of about 5 to 10 inches, 

 consists of a yellowish-gray, light-brown to reddish-brown loam or silty 

 loam. The subsoil, to a depth of 3 feet is a red, tough clay. Occasion- 

 ally rock fragments are scattered over the surface and disseminated 

 throughout the soil, and not infrequently outcroppings of granite are 

 seen. Corn and cotton are the main crops grown, although some wheat, 

 oats, potatoes, sorghum, cowpeas, and vegetables are produced. The 

 Cecil loam is one of the small types of the series. 



AVERAGE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF CECIL LOAM. 



AVERAGE MECHANICAL ANALYSIS. 



CECIL STONY SANDY LOAM. 



The surface soil of this type consists of a gray to light-brown, fine to 

 medium sandy loam, varying in depth from 6 to 10 inches. The subsoil 

 is a bright, red, stiff, brittle, clay, 3 feet or more in depth, and present- 

 ing yellowish-red mottlings in places. Angular fragments of quartz 

 and of the parent rock are strewn upon the surface and mixed with the 

 soil, approximating 15 to 50 per cent of the first few inches. This soil 

 is practically as productive as the Cecil sandy loam, but owing to the 

 content of stones, cultivation is seriously hindered, rendering the soil 

 much less desirable. Cotton and corn are the principal crops grown. 



