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Areas of the Congaree fine sandy loam are confined to narrow belts 

 along the Catawba Eiver. They lie from 8 to 15 feet above the normal 

 Avater level of the stream. At times of high water most of it is over- 

 flowed, but good crops are usually secured. This soil, like the Meadow, 

 is of alluvial origin and represents materials washed from the uplands 

 and deposited by the Catawba River. The soil possesses a very mellow 

 structure, is easily tilled, good capillary action is established, and the 

 supply of moisture for the growing crops is adequate. Farm machinery 

 can be used on all areas advantageously. 



The Congaree fine sandy loam is suited to the production of corn, 

 watermelons, oats, and rye. Some of the largest watermelons grown in 

 Xorth Carolina are the product of this type Avith manure and ferti- 

 lizers. This is an ideal corn soil and large yields can be secured. It is 

 ditficult to state its value, as it is sold with the adjoining uplands. 



The following table gives the results of analyses of the soil of this 

 type: 



AVERAGE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF CONGAREE FINE SANDY LOAM. 



AVERAGE MECHANICAL ANALYSIS. 



Surface soil- 



Fine 

 Gravel, 

 Per Cent 



1.4 



Coarse 



Sand, 



Per Cent 



8.1 



Medium 



Sand, 

 Per Cent 



8.9 



Fine 



Sand, 



Per Cent 



32.8 



Very Fine 



Sand, 

 Per Cent 



19.5 



Silt, 

 Per Cent 



17.5 



Clay, 

 Per Cent 



11.4 



ALAMANCE SILT LOAM 



This is a yellowish gray to whitish floury silt loam from 4 to 6 inches 

 deep. The subsoil is a yellow silty loam which quickly grades into a 

 3'ellow silty clay. This is the smallest type in extent in the county, cov- 

 ering only .1,280 acres. It lies along the Union County line just south 

 and east of Clear Creek Church. However, it is but the beginning of 

 an extensive belt of soil which extends across Union, Montgomery, 

 Stanly, liandolph, Cabarrus, and other counties. 



