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The usual crops of the couuty are grown with a fair degree of suc- 

 cess. Cotton yields from i/^ to 1 bale per acre, depending upon fertiliza- 

 tion methods and cultivation. Corn produces from 15 to 30 bushels, 

 oats from 15 to 30 bushels, and wheat, cowpeas, and soy beans do well. 

 The same fertilization and treatment is given this land as employed 

 in handling the Mecklenburg clay loam. 



Fig. b. — A typical cotton mill scene 



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

 subsoil of Mecklenburg sandy loam : 



CHEMICAL ANALYSIS. 



MECHANICAL ANALYSIS. 



Fine 



Gravel, 



Per Cent 



Surface soil. 

 Subsoil 



10.5 

 3.3 



Coarse 



Sand, 



Per Cent 



12.7 

 5.3 



Medium | Fine 

 Sand, • Sand. 

 Per Cent ; Per Cent 



8.5 

 5.4 



Verv Fine 



Sand, 

 Per Cent 



Silt, 

 Per Cent 



18.1 

 14.3 



13.2 

 11.6 



20.1 

 17.9 



Clay. 

 Per Cent 



16.7 

 42 1 



