Soil Survey of Cass County, Indiana. 201 
Fox LOAM. 
Properties.—The Fox loam has a surface of a gray to a brownish 
color with a friable loamy texture to an average depth of ten inches. 
The surface becomes lighter in color as the amount of sand increases. 
The subsoil becomes sandy, while in some cases, as neai Hoover, it 
changes to gravel. The surface is level to slightly undulating. 
The natural drainage of this type of soil is usually good, although 
during dry seasons it has a tendency to drought. 
Crops Grown.—The crops grown and yield per acre are similar to 
those of the Miami series. 
Fox SANDY LOAM. 
Properties.—The surface soil of the Fox sandy loam is a gray to 
brownish sandy loam. The subsoil is lighter in color and in the upper 
part has the same composition as the top soil, but becoming heavier 
with depth. At a depth of twenty-four inches it is a fine sandy clay, 
becoming lighter in color, often changing to a layer of sand in the 
three-foot section. Coarse gravel also may occur. This type occurs as 
a river terrace along the stream valleys. The surface is level or pitted 
and sometimes rolling, due to erosion. 
The Fox sandy loam with the clay subsoil around Hoover holds the 
moisture during the dry, growing season, as the clay prevents evapo- 
ration. It yields from forty to fifty bushels of corn, fifteen to thirty 
bushels of wheat and about fifty bushels of oats per acre. 
GENESEE LOAM. 
Properties.—This soil consists of a light brown loam to a sandy or 
silty loam. The subsoil is very similar in texture to the soil, but is 
usually lighter brown in color. Below eighteen to twenty inches the 
substratum is frequently made up of horizontal beds of sand and clay. 
The Genesee loam is an alluvial soil and its variation in structure 
is due to the same causes as in the case of the sandy loam. It has a 
level to somewhat broken topography and occurs along the sources of 
streams. 
Agricultural Conditions.—The Genesee loam is used for the growing 
of grain crops, particularly corn. It is productive, easily cultivated, 
and readily kept in good condition. A great deal of the land is used for 
pasture purposes. 
The drainage is usually good, but it does not stand dry weather as 
well as soils with a very high clay content. 
