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CECIL STONY LOAM 



This soil is unimportant agriculturally and represents the roughest 

 surface areas in the county. Bodies of this soil are found on Pinnacle. 

 Crowders, Pasour, Spencer Mountain, Jackson Knob, and Berry moun- 

 tains. In addition to oiecupying the rough mountainous topography, the 

 soil is filled Avith white quartz and other rock fragments which inter- 

 feres with cultivation. Some of the smoother surface portions might be 

 used for apples or pasturage purposes, while the rougher areas should 

 remain forested. It is the lowest priced land in the county. 



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

 subsoil of Cecil stony loam : 



CHEMICAL ANALYSIS. 



MECHANICAL ANALYSIS. 



COJSrGAKEE FINE SANDY LOAM 



Along the Catawba and South Fork rivers are narrow strips of bottom- 

 land varying from a few yards to one-fourth mile in width. The soil 

 consists of brown fine sand, silt, and clay which has been washed from 

 the uplands, brought down and deposited by the streams. It is a fine 

 sandy loam of a mellow loose structure and is very easy to till. Small 

 shiny particles of mica or isinglass are conspicuous in this soil. 



The surface is nearly flat, with here and there a few narrow bands of 

 fine sand in the form of low ridges. Drainage is usually good, but all 

 of the soil is subject to overflow during high freshets. Most of this soil 

 was under cultivation prior to the floods of 1916, at which time much 

 of this land was completely changed by deposition or removal of material, 

 leaving some of the formerly good bottoms practically Avorthless. It pro- 

 duces good yields of corn, rye, and watermelons. Some of the largest 

 watermelons in the State are grown on this soil. Corn yields from lo 

 to 40 bushels per acre. 



