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material washed from the uplands and deposited by overflow waters. 

 This material has been separated into two types according to the color, 

 drainage and crop value. The brown bottom soil is the Congaree silt 

 loam, while the whitish or gray bottom land has been mapped as the 

 Wehadkee silt loam. 



The following table gives the names and the actual and relative ex- 

 tent of the several soils mapped in the county: 



ALAMANCE SILT LOAM. 



About one-fourth of the county, or 94,528 acres, are included in the 

 Alamance silt loam. It is the most extensive and widely distributed 

 soil in the county. Some of the largest areas lie to the south of Mon- 

 roe, east of Mount Prospect Church, along the Seaboard Air Line Rail- 

 way between Bakers and Stout, and to the south of Brief. 



This soil is locally called "white floury land" because of its mellow, 

 smooth, silty texture and whitish appearance. The first few inches of 

 the surface is a light gray silt loam, passing into a yellowish gray to 

 pale yellow silt loam, which extends to a depth of 6 to 10 inches. The 

 subsoil is a yellow compact but friable silt loam to silty clay loam. 

 On the ridges and better drained areas the lower part of the 3-foot 

 section may show a reddish tinge, while upon the flatter areas or 

 slightly depressed situations mottlings with shades of gray and white 

 are common. Occasionally on the ridges and knolls a few white quartz 

 rock and fine slaty fragments are present. 



The surface of this soil is prevailingly smooth, being flat to gently 

 rolling and most favorable for the use of farm machinery. All of it 

 excepting the flatter and more depressed areas is well drained. Open 

 ditches or tile drains will serve every purpose for adequate drainage. 



In its natural condition it is deficient in organic matter and is not 

 highly productive, but when supplied with vegetable matter, manure, 

 lime, and fertilized, it gives good yields of corn, oats, wheat, rye, cot- 



