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DI'BHAM COAKSE SANDY LOAM 



This is the whitish coarse sandy or gravelly land of the county. It 

 occurs in the nortlnvestern part east of Cherryville and to the north of 

 Shady Grove Church; also to the south and northeast of Mountain 

 Island. 



It is disting-uished from the other soils of the county by liaving a 

 Avhitish to light gray surface soil of a coarse loose sandy loam carrying 

 fine white gravel. The subsoil is a yellow sandy clay to friable clay 

 and has mixed with it coarse sand particles. The soil is open, mellow, 

 and very easy to cultivate. The whitish color of the surface soil indi- 

 cates that it contains a very small amount of vegetable matter, and one 

 naturally thinks of it as being poorer or less productive than the sur- 

 rounding soils. 



The surface of this type varies from gently rolling to rolling and 

 hilly. Owing to the open structure of the soil and the high position it 

 occupies, it has excellent natural drainage throughout. It warms up 

 early in the spring and can be tilled immediately after rains. In Dur- 

 ham, Caswell, Granville, and other counties this soil is especially adapted 

 to the production of bright tobacco. It is a splendid soil for truck crops, 

 sweet potatoes, and rye. Peanuts can be grown profitably. Corn and 

 cotton are the main crops produced in Gaston. County, and the yields of 

 these are generally lower than upon the Cecil soils. The incorporation 

 of vegetable matter through manuring crops and by the addition of barn- 

 yard manure is highly recommended for the improvement of this soil. 



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

 of Durham coarse sandy loam : 



CHEMICAL ANALYSIS. 



MECHANICAL ANALYSIS. 



Fine 



Gravel, 



Per Cent 



Surface soil. 

 Subsoil 



13.5 

 9.0 



Coarse 



Sand, 



Per Cent 



23.5 



9.7 



Medium 



Sand, 

 Per Cent 



8.9 

 3.9 



Fine 



Sand, 



Per Cent 



14.9 

 5.8 



Very Fine 



Sand, 

 Per Cent 



6.1 

 3.0 



Silt, 

 Per Cent 



20.1 

 15.7 



Clay, 

 Per Cent 



12.9 

 52.6 



