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along some of tlie streams tlie surface becomes broken. All of it is 

 well drained, and the portions where the rock is nearest the surface are 

 droughty. Much of the shallow phase is forested with white, red, post, 

 and blackjack oaks, and some hickory, cedar, and dogwood. Practically 

 the came crops are grown on this soil as upon the silt loam, but the 

 yields are lower, and the soil is considered of low agricultural value. 



Fig. 8. — Cultivating soy beans on Iredell sandy loam soil 



ALAMANCE SLATE LOAM 



There are 5,824 acres of this land within Cabarrus County. All of 

 it is found in strips and irregular bodies in the extreme soiitheastern 

 part of the county and along the Stanly County line. 



This land is readily recognized by the presence of from 35 to 60 per 

 cent of bluish-gray to gray slate fragments, usually angular and oblong 

 and varying in length from 1 inch to several inches, scattered over the 

 surface and mixed with the soil. Many outcrops of slate were observed, 

 and these obstruct cultivation. The slate loam is a shallow soil, being 

 underlain by broken slate rock at depths of from 8 to 15 inches. The 

 slate fragments on the surface interfere with the cultivation of most 

 crops. The soil is droughty and is excessively drained. Most of the 

 type is forested to red, white, and post oak, with some hickory and 

 dogwood. When not too slaty, patches of corn, oats, wheat, and cotton 

 are grown. 



