Thk Bulletin 



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In the following table is given the analyses of Georgeville gravelly 

 silt loam type of soil and subsoil : 



AVERAGE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS. 



GEORGEVILLE SILTY CLAY LOAM. 



There are about 20,000 acres of the Georgeville silty clay loam in 

 Union County, the largest areas occurring in the western part to the 

 north and northeast of Waxhaw. The type is locally known as "red 

 land" and is the heaviest soil in the slate belt. 



The surface soil is a red silty clay loam or heavy loam to a depth 

 of 4 to 6 inches, underlain by a deep red heavy silty clay extending to 

 a depth of 3 feet or more. This subsoil is hard and brittle when dry 

 and jilastic when wet. In spots the surface soil is a yellowish-gray 

 to yellowish-red silt loam and frequently a few quartz fragments or 

 slate particles are present on the surface. 



The natural drainage is splendid, as all of the surface is more or 

 less rolling and erosion has been quite active in places, resulting in 

 the formation of shallow gullies. Ked, white, and post oak and some 

 hickory, i)oplar, and short-leaf pine are the principal trees on the 

 undeveloped areas. 



This soil is used for the groAving of corn, oats, clover, cowpeas, and 

 cotton. It is best suited to the production of corn, wheat, clover, and 

 cowpeas. The type is capable of being built up to a high state of pro- 

 ductiveness by deeper plowing, the incorporation of organic matter, 

 either by turning under gr(>en manuring crops or by the addition of 



