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ton, sweet and Irish potatoes, and garden vegtables. This soil when 

 plowed under proper moisture conditions works np to a good tilth and 

 is easily cultivated. It responds readily to manure and fertilizers. 



Alainance Silt Loam, Shallow Phase. — This phase occurs in small 

 areas and has been shown on the soil map by cross lines upon the Ala- 

 mance silt loam color. It was separated from the Alamance silt loam 



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Fig. 3. — A not uncommou type of modern road seen in llie county. 



because the broken shale or solid bedrock comes Avithin 8 to 15 inches 

 of the surface and frequently outcrops or has only a thin covering of 

 soil over the rock. Scattered over the surface there is a large quantity 

 of fine slate particles and occasionally a few quartz rock. 



It occupies narrow ridges, knolls, and the steeper slopes adjacent to 

 the streams. It is well drained and also droughty, due to the nearness 

 of the underlying rock. It is liable to bake and pack and is greatly 

 benefited by coarse manures or turning under green manuring crops. 

 Its agricultural value is considerably lower than that of the Alamance 

 silt loam. 



