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riolds 15 to 40 busliels, cotton 1/4 to 1 bale, oats 15 to 65 busliels, and 

 iowpea hay 1/2 to 1 ton per acre. Clover does fairly well where the 

 loil has been limed and the seed inoculated before sowing. This is one 

 )f the valuable soils of the county. 



In the following table is given the analyses of Georgeville silt loam 

 ype of soil and subsoil: 



AVERAGE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS. 



AVERAGE MECHANICAL ANALYSIS. 



Surface soil. 

 iubsoil 



Fine 



Gravel, 



Pel Cent 



0.5 

 0.0 



Coarse 



Sand, 



Per Cent 



Medium 



Sand, 

 Per Cent 



1.4 

 0.1 



1.4 

 0.2 



Fine 



Sand, 



Per Cent 



4.0 

 0.4 



Very Fine 



Sand, 

 Per Cent 



7.8 

 0.6 



Silt, 

 Per Cent 



Clay. 

 Per Cent 



67.5 

 45.3 



17.3 

 53.6 



GEORGEVILLE GRAVELLY .SILT LOAiM. 



The Georgeville gravelly silt loam is distinguished from the silt loam 

 >n account of approximately 15 to 50 per cent of small rounded smooth 

 )r()wn and gray slaty particles distributed over the surface and mixed 

 vith the soil. The roads and even the fields where plowing has not 

 )een done recently present a brown appearance. 



The surface is a yellowish gray to reddi.sh yellow silt loam or loam 

 ■anging in depth from 6 to 12 inches. The subsoil is a dull red brittle 

 lilty clay, usually extending to a de})th of 3 feet. In places the ujjper 

 ubsoil is a pinkish red or salmon red silty clay loam which quickly 

 grades into the red silty clay. Occasionally angular fragments of .slate 

 )r shale and even quartz occur on the surface. 



This is one of the largest and most important types, covering as it 

 loes 62,592 acres. It is the main .soil in llic northeastern part of the 

 iounty. Large areas also occur around Monroe, along Kichardson 

 ^reek, and to the south of Rocky l\iver. Its surface comprises gently 

 •oiling area?: having smoothly rounded slopes and knolls and Iving 



