The Bulletin 



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

 subsoil of Cecil clay. 



CHEMICAL ANALYSIS. 



MECHANICAL ANALYSIS. 



Fine 



Gravel, 



Per Cent 



Coarse 



Sand, 



Per Cent 



Medium 



Sand, 

 Per Cent 



Fine 



Sand, 



Per Cent 



Very Fine 



Sand, 

 Per Cent 



Silt, 

 Per Cent 



Clay, 

 Per Cent 



Surface soil 



Subsoil 



0.5 

 2 



2.8 

 1.0 



6.4 

 1.9 



16.5 

 4.2 



13.3 

 5.1 



26.0 

 36.8 



33. 

 50. 



CECIL SANDY LOAM 



The Cecil sandy loam is one of the large and important types, cover- 

 ing as it does 23,168 acres or about 10 per cent of Cabarrus County. It 

 is widely distributed over all parts with the exception of the slate belt 

 on the eastern side. Large areas lie to the east, north, and west of Con- 

 cord and south of Rocky River. 



The surface soil is a gray to light brown medium sandy loam, 5 to 

 10 inches deep. The subsoil to a depth of 3 feet or more is a stiff briglit 

 red clay, hard and crumbly when dry and sticky while wet. Occasion- 

 ally the subsoil is mottled with yellow, this being noticeable especially 

 to the east of Concord. In places the surface soil may be a coarse sandy 

 loam, and again a reddish-brown clay loam is seen where the surface soil 

 has been washed off. 



It occupies the smooth broad ridges, which becomes rolling and broken 

 as the streams are approached. The natural surface drainage is good, 

 and no ditching is necessary; but terracing of the hillsides is essential 

 in places to prevent erosion. 



The soil is loose in structure, is easily tilled with improved machinery;, 

 and warms up early in the spring. These favorable features render the 

 soil capable of producing a wide range of crops, and it is considered 

 one of the best soils in the county. The sandier areas are especially 

 adapted to truck crops, sweet potatoes, watermelons, peanuts, and ma- 

 hogany tobacco, while the heavier portion of the type is suited to cot- 

 ton, small grains, corn, cowpeas, and soy beans. 



