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growth, and afford a good pasturage for sheep and cattle. Cotton has 

 a tendency to rust, and corn to ^^french," but kainit, in a large measure, 

 counteracts these conditions. Excellent yields are being obtained from 

 this type in Mecklenburg and other counties where the soil is properly 

 handled. 



AVERAGE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF IREDELL LOAM. 



AVERAGE MECHANICAL ANALYSIS. 



lEEDELL STONY LOAM. 



The surface soil of this type, to a depth of about 6 to 12 inches, con- 

 sists of a gray to brownish-gray or dull brown loam, silty loam or fine 

 sandy loam. The subsoil is a dull, yellow, or yellowish-brown waxy, 

 impervious clay, passing at a depth of about 20 to 30 inches into a soli 

 rotten rock, mainly diorite. The surface is literally covered with frag- 

 ments of diorite and blue to gray slate. Owing to unevenness of its 

 surface features, and the presence of rock fragments, practically none 

 of it is cultivated. Only a few patches of it are used for the growing 

 of corn and other crops. It is best suited to forestry, although spots 

 of it can be used for pasturage or the production of com. 



