254 GHOLOGICAL SURVEY 
These soils were all in cultivation. No.3had suffered much from washing, and small fragments 
of feldspar could be seen in it. 
Of the following soils, No. 1 is from Newberry, between the village and Ashford’s Ferry; No. 2 
from Montecello, Fairfield; and No. 3 from the side of a ridge, near Peay’s Ferry. 
No. 1. No. 2 No. 3. 
Organicymatters2 o2=— esos eee 6202525265 MO0S2e 2. <2 2.00 
Silicare spies seo os ee ee eee (a0 see CSA OGY) y= ato ee 75.00 
PA amin ay = eS eee aa eee o20252eses" (30) = 8.00 
Oxideofiron:-- ose eee eee NE seeps se 2:2 0S aes 3.10 
WimMey 2 See aoe Oe eee OLY ee Seoowe 1.00 Ses 50 
Mapnesiaa= =~ scaeo% oe ae ae eas eee LOO as a trace. 
iRotashiand) sodaseeseee eo aee eee OLOG ease: ee O30 eae 
Phosphoricyactl@e sees ates oe eae ee traces 55 =e — 
Wiaterand@losseasesee see eee QAO re pena) 2 0 eee 11.40 
100.00 100.00 100.00 
No. 2 is a fertile soil, and well cultivated. The sub-soil is decomposed granite, with crystals of 
hornblende disseminated through it. No. 1. which is from a level tract of land, is also a produc- 
tive soil. 
Of the following, No. | is from Liberty Hill, Kershaw District; No. 2 from Chesterfield, and No. 
3 from York, near the village. 
No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 
Organic: matters2o2252-— =o 25-, 27182 5.2 eee 2035s o = 4.50 
Siliea Aen) oe Se ae ee Ans a ee OOO ee 71.60 
Alumina a2 noe ee eee ee ae NOOO RS se 5a RS ee 9.40 
Oxide <ofvirone= = 92-2 4-22= ae Sho) a 21) () See ee Sek 3.70 
WING 2 sete ae a ee KOU SSSese565— LEO) @ es en See 1.40 
Maonesiaic. 222 bene tae OMA OE aaa — ee 0.50 
Potashvand*s0dase224 2 sanee CTACG ss aa eae frace cones oe 0.06 
IWiaterandloss2Sa. 2254-822 225 8:92 oe eae G0 see eee 8.84 
100.00 100.00 100.00 
These may be taken as a fair representation of the soils derived from the true granites of the 
State. 
The soils from the gneiss resemble these in general character; but they are not, like them, sub- 
ject to so much waste from rains. 
The following soils have this rock for the sub-soil. No. 1 is from Edgefield, above the village ; 
No. 2 from Abbeville, near Pinson’s Ford, on Saluda; and No. 3 is from the Tumbling Shoals. 
No. 1. No. 2. No. 3. 
Orranicamatter-s=-2-< 22 ee ee Bye sonar. lle 20.22 eee 3.00 
Silicate: seats eats hans os oye oe ee S040b2Se eee 830022222. —— 80.00 
ENUM ae = Saye, cc Se ae ee Ole Le ee bayui! {0 aes 7.00 
Oxidevotmronsa2--_ oe ea eee 1h 0 See 2002ae= 4.00 
Whimesee] ee Sees sss oo pL. aa ae a 8 O60 Sees 0.02 
WMabnesia. ose. {622 2. iO 0L Seta a Onipe eee 
IRotashe oo ee Ge ee ee 0.50 
Bhosphatevof limes. 2!22ee.—-see es ULacCess Sees S a ceeds —. 
Wiater and loss onc = eayee tee ee eee ee nn eee ADS eeeeee 5.48 
100.00 100.00 100.00 
