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THE SOILS OF PRINCE GEORGE S COUNTY 



the latter region ; all the other soils of the county are derived from 

 the unconsolidated sediments belonging to the Mesozoic and Ceno- 

 zoic portions of the geological column. 



The Soil Types. 



The area of the several soil types occurring in Prince George's 

 County are given in the following table : 



Areas of Diffebent Soils. 



Soil 



Leonardtown loam 



Susquehanna gravel 



Windsor Sand 



Westphalia sand 



Meadow 



Norfolk sand 



Collington sandy loam . . . . 



Susquehanna clay 



Susquehanna clay loam . . . . 



Norfolk loam 



Sassafras loam 



Sassafras sandy loam 



Leonardtown gravelly loam. 



Elkton clay. 



Cecil mica loam 



Total 



Acres 



45,770 



•41,470 



87,420 



36,190 



30,870 



23,630 



23,260 



22,360 



16,850 



9,660 



9,090 



4,830 



3,710 



1,450 



600 



307,160 



Per Cent. 



14 9 



13 5 



12.2 



11.8 



10 



7.7 



7 6 



7.0 



5.5 



3.1 



3.0 



1.6 



1.2 



0.5 



0.2 



THE COLLINGTON SANDY LOAM. 



The Collington sandy loam comprises an area of nearly 36 square 

 miles lying entirely within the "Forest of Prince George." The 



