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The Bulletin 

 average mechanical analysis. 



Surface soil. 

 Subsoil 



Fine 

 gravel, 

 per cent 



Coarse 



sand, 



per cent 



.8 

 1.6 



Medium 



sand, 

 per cent 



.5 

 1.3 



Fine 



sand, 



per cent 



16.9 

 19.9 



Very fine 



sand, 

 per cent 



Silt, 

 per cent 



13.8 

 13.8 



5.28 

 45.2 



Clay, 

 per cent 



14.7 

 18.2 



CONGAEEE SILT LOAM. 



The surface soil consists of a brown, chocolate-brown, and in a few 

 places a reddish-bro^vn silt loam, to a depth of about 8 to 15 inches. It 

 is underlain by a light-brown or chocolate-brown silty loam of rather 

 compact structure. Occasionally at 30 inches the material passes into a 

 blue or drab colored, heavy, silt loam. In some places a brown, silty, 

 clay loam is encountered. This type includes numerous patches of fine 

 sandy loam, fine sand, and loam. The typical areas of this type work 

 up into a mellow soil easily handled with modern machinery. The 

 Congaree silt loam is peculiarly adapted to corn, grasses, and pumpkins. 

 It is held in high esteem as a corn soil. 



AVERAGE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF CONGAREE SILT LOAM. 



CONGAREE SILTY CLAY LOAM. 



The surface soil of this type consists of a brown to a reddish-brown 

 silty clay loam, having a depth of 12 to 15 inches. The subsoil to a 

 depth of 3 feet or more is a brown to reddish-brown silty loam to silty 

 clay loam, averaging a little lighter in texture than the surface soil. 

 The type includes spots of rather light loam to fine sandy loam, the 

 sandier areas occurring mainly near streams. With the exception of a 

 few areas, the soil is mellow and easily tilled. Most of this type is now 

 in wild grasses, and only a few areas are devoted to the production of 

 com. It is especially suited to com and grasses, and large yields can 

 easily be obtained. 



