456 



STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Description. 

 INGHAM COUNTY SOILS. 



Undulating silt loam to clay loam, original timber beech and 

 maple. Areas occur in Leroy, Delhi, Alaiedon and Wheatfield 

 townships 



Undulating sandy loams to loams, original timber beech, maple, 

 oak and basswood, occurs principally in AVilliamston, Vevay, 

 Wheatfield, Delhi and Alaiedon townsliips 



Rolling sand, original timber scrub oak and ]»o])lar, with some 

 maple and elm. Areas occur in lugliaiii, Buidvcr Hill, Meri- 

 dian and Onondaga townships 



Rolling sandy loam to silt loam. Original timber beech, maple, 

 elm, oak and hickory. Areas occur in Onondaga, Stockbridge, 

 Aurelius, Leslie, Williamston and Ingham townships 



Level sandy soils growing oak and poplar. Found principally in 

 Locke, Williamston, Leslie, Bunker Hill and Stockbridge twps. 



Rolling silt loam' with heavy subsoil. Hardwood land — areas 

 found in Brown, Bear Lake and Manistee townships 



Pounds 

 ppr acre 



1182 



855 



912 



952 

 1P.03 



718 



Figure 17. — Some soils are very deficient in pliospliorus and -nliere applied its eflfeets on plants 

 are very striking even in the early stages of their development. In the center of photograph 

 is shown wheat growing on untreated sandy loam soil. The remainder of the field received 

 200 lbs. per acre of acid phosphate. (Courtesy of H. B. BlandfordJ 



NEWAYGO COUNTY SOILS. 



Level brownish yellow sand. Original timber pine, second- 

 growth scrub oak. Large areas in Garfield, Brooks, Croton, 

 Big Prairie and Everett townsliips 800 



Level sand, subsoil gray "water sand." Original timber pine, 

 second-growth oak and popular. Areas found in the south- 

 western part of the county • 519 



Rolling sand with sand}- subsoil. Original timber hardwood. 

 Areas around Fremont and Grant 778 



Rolling brown sandy loam to silt loam with heavy subsoil. 

 Hardwood land. Areas near Aetna, Ashland Centre and 

 Grant 1105 



