The Bulletin 



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

 subsoil of Alamance slate loam : 



MECHANICAL ANALYSIS. 



GEORGEVILLE SILT LOAM 



This is the red soil of the slate belt, and covers 15,296 acres of the 

 county. The surface soil is a light red to brown heavy silt loam, 4 to 

 6 inches deep, possessing a smooth floury feel. In wooded areas the 

 first few inches of the surface may have a grayish or yellowish color. 

 The subsoil is a dull or bright red silty clay of a tough but brittle struc- 

 ture. Frequently at 3 feet soft rotten varicolored slate rocks occur, niul 

 occasionally the red rock outcrops. 



The Georgeville silt loam is confined to the eastern side of the county, 

 where it occurs in long belts along Little BuiTalo and Little Bear creeks 

 and also along the lower portion of Rocky Kiver in the southeastern 

 corner. Its surface varies from practically level to gently rolling, and 

 even rolling to hilly near the river. JSTatural surface drainage is well 

 established, and rather excessively on the steeper slopes. 



This soil is generally easy to till if handled under the proper moisture 

 conditions; otherwise it is liable to bake slightly. The soil is suspectible 

 to much improvement by the addition of barnyard manure or the turn- 

 ing under of green manures, deeper plowing, better preparation, and tlie 

 application of lime. 



