The Bulletin 23 



The meadow represents the cream of the upland soils, in that the clay, 

 silt, and fine sand have been washed from theiii and deposited along the 

 streams. The rain water running from the hillsides carries this material 

 in suspension. All grades of material and textures of soils are found, 

 varying from the light-brown sands to heavy red clays. 



Some of the largest bodies of meadow land are developed along Long, 

 Crowders, and Dutchmans creeks, and here most of the soil is a brown 

 rich loam. All of it is subject to frequent overflow and change by stream 

 currents. Much of it is poorly drained, but when drained and reclaimed 

 by deepening and straightening the stream channels and ditching, some 

 of the most fertile land of the county will be restored to a condition suit- 

 able for successful and profitable crop usages. 



KOCK OUTCROP 



Bare rock walls and rough stony areas have been classed as Kock 

 Outcrop. Such a condition exists on the crests and sides of the moun- 

 tains and higher knobs. It has no agricultural value. 



PLANT FOOD IN SOILS OF THE COUNTY 



The chemical examination of the soils of this county has shown in a 

 general way that lime, phosphoric acid, and nitrogen are the constituents 

 that are contained in smallest amounts. This, to^, has generally been 

 the findings with reference to most soils examined in other portions of 

 the Piedmont s'ection of the State, 



The soils showing the largest amounts of nitrogen are Cecil Clay, 

 Cecil Clay Loam, Cecil Stony Loam, Iredell Clay Loam, and Cecil 

 Coarse Sandy Loam. Those showing the smallest amounts of this con- 

 stituent at the present time are Cecil Loam, Cecil Sandy Loam, Durham 

 Coarse Sandy Loam, and Cecil Fine Sandy Loam. 



Phosphoric acid is relatively low in all of the soils of the county. It 

 is found to be highest in Cecil Clay, Iredell Clay Loam, Cecil Stony 

 Loam, Cecil Sandy Loam, and Cecil Clay Loam, the lowest in Cecil Fine 

 Sandy Loam, Durham Coarse Sandy Loam, Cecil Coarse Sandy Loam, 

 and Cecil Loam in the order given. 



In potash content the soils of this county, as of other counties of the 

 Piedmont Region of the State, are relatively high as compared with most 

 of the soils of the Coastal Plain Region. Those containing this constitu- 

 ent in the highest amount are the Cecil Sandy Loam, Cecil Coarse Sandy 

 Loam, Cecil Stony Loam, Cecil Loam, and Cecil Fine Sandy Loam. 

 Those having smallest amounts of this constituent are soils of the Ire- 

 dell Clay Loam, Durham Coarse Sandy Loam, Cecil Clay Loam, and 

 Cecil Clay type of soil, in the order given. 



In lime content, the Iredell Clay Loam is much higher than any of the 

 other soils occurring in the county, it containing more than 3 per cent 

 of this constituent, while the others contain less than 0.2 per cent. In 



