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and dee]) I'avines are formed. Terracing is essential in order to prevent 

 a too great wasting aAvay of the soil by erosion. 



While this is a rather heavy soil, yet it is easier to obtain a good 

 tilth than u|miii clav, due lo the fact tliat the sand ])resent in this clay 

 loam renders it moi'e friahle and easier to handle. In croj) adaptation 

 it is similar to the clay, leing suited to the production of corn, oats, 

 wheat, clover, and cotton. However, the cotton gro^vn on this soil should 

 he an early maturing variety, as it dees not open as early as upon sandy 

 soil. Corn yields from 12 to about 100 bushels per acre, averaging about 

 20 or 25 buslie].-^; wheat from 10 to 25 to 60, cowpeas 1 to 2 tons of hay, 

 and cotton from V3 to 1 bale ])er acre. All of the larger yields depend 

 upon the methods employed and the amount of fertiliz(M- or manure 

 applied. 



Deei)er plowing, better preparation (d' the land, and more frequent 

 cultivation, together with the turning under of coAvpeas and coarse ma- 

 nures, are recommended for the improvement of this soil. It is natur- 

 ally one of the strongest soils of the county and one capable of being 

 improved to a high state and easily maintained. 



The following table gives the average results of analyses of soil and 

 sutsoil of Cecil clay loam: 



CHEMICAL ANALYSIS. 



CECIL FINE SANDY LOAM 



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This type occurs in large areas around Stanley, Alexis, southwest of 

 Spencer Mountain, north of Dallas, around Bessemer City and Kings 

 Mountain, south of Trinity Chuich, and in the extreme northwest corner 

 of the county. It covers 32,768 acres, or nearly one-seventh of the 

 county. 



