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THE SOILS OF PEINCE GEORGE S COUNTY 



THE NOKFOLK SAND, 



The I^orfolk sand occupies a total area of 23,630 acres in Prince 

 George's County. It covers low-lying, flat-topped terraces along the 

 larger stream courses, and caps the highest hills in the northern cen- 

 tral portion of the county. It is derived from various sandy strata 

 found in the Coastal Plain portion of Maryland, either by the direct 

 weathering of the outcrops or by stream erosion, transportation, and 

 redeposition in other localities. 



The accompanying analyses exhibit the sandy nature of this soil : 



Mechanical Analyses of Norfolk Sand. 



Description. 



a 



3 c 5 



5 "C 



•='1 



s a 



■=■8 



P.ct.P.ct. 



5487 



5485 



2 miles NW. of Coarse sand, truck O.OLO. 

 Priest Bridge, soil, to 9 inches 



800 



P.ct. P. ct 



00 7 



2 miles NE. of 

 Bowie. 



Medium fine yel- .011.90 

 low sand, to 10 

 inches. 



5634 



2.1011.78 



54891 mile N. of Brown sand, to 7 

 j Hyattsville. inches 



5488 Subsoil of 5487, 



5486 



Subsoil of 5485. 



5490] Subsoil of 5489. 



Coarse yellow sand. 

 9 to 40 inches. 



Medium sand, 10 

 to 30 inches. 



.01 



3.009.08 



23.62 



-Olio. 600. 00 7.56 



.01 



1.90 



Tr. 



8.98 



Loamy red sand, 7. .03i2.568.50i22.64 

 to 36 inches. 



P.ct. 



.78 



24.54 



19.50 



P.ct. 

 37.86 



32.12 



13.76 



42.6432.16 



22.5631.50 

 13.1618.56 



P.ct 

 6.34 



13.32 



16 60 

 6.40 



15.72 

 16.00 



P.ct. 

 2.33 



5.79 



6.03 

 2.25 



12.03 



12.87 



The uncleared areas of ISTorfolk sand are occupied by forest 

 growths of pitch pine and several varieties of oak. A large portion 

 of the area occupied by this soil type is cleared and utilized in gen- 

 eral farming or truck growing. 



