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The mechanical analyses of this soil are sho^vn in the accompany- 

 ing table. 



The Leonardtown loam constitutes one of the heaviest types of soil 



cultivated in Prince George's County. It is silty rather than clayey 



Mechanical Analyses of Leonardtown Loam. 



Description. 



a o 





£ ^ 



5467 

 5471 

 5465 



5469 



P.ct. 



2^ miles NW-jYellow silty loam, |0. 01 

 of Mnirkirk.l to 11 inches. 



Fort Foote Loam, t o 1 2 .OljS.SO 



inches. 



P.ct 



2.78 



1 mile S. of'Yellow loam, to .01 

 Bryant's 7 inches. 

 Point. 



1 mile SE. of Yellow silty loam,, .01 

 Oxon. i to 9 inches. 



2.76 



3.30 



P.ct, 



0.96 



.00 

 .00 



P. ct. p. ct. p. ct 



10.92: O.OS! 5.86 



Tr. \ 1.321 3.58 

 Tr. 4.16112.70 



.00 



P.ct. P.ct. P.ct. 

 16.69 



5468iSubsoil of 5467 Heavy mottled .01l2.98 Tr. 

 loam, 11 to 36 

 inches. 



5466lsnbsoil of 5465 Mottled loam, 7 

 to 24 inches. 



5472 



Subsoil of 5471 



5470 Subsoil of 5469 



Heavy loam, 12 

 to 36 inches. 



Mottled loam, 9 

 to 36 inches. 



.01 

 .01 



2 50 

 3.22 



2.06 



1.04 

 11.38 



Tr. 



.00 



.00 Tr. 



1.18 

 9.30 



3.74 

 1.04 

 1.58 



4.42 



3.04151.00 

 12.8661.44 

 15.2S;43.36 



4.5661.72 



13.1611.98 



5.9610.4240.42 



41.5826.19 



3.46 

 4.64 



4.78 



17.47 

 21.35 



21.93 

 19.99 



56.. 38 



28.37 



6.16;53.9830.00 



in its texture, while the subsoil, on account of its composition and 

 peculiar lenticular structure, offers a resistance to the circulation of 

 water comparable to that of a heavy clay soil. This type of soil is 

 capable of retaining a considerable supply of moisture during the 

 entire growing season. It is, therefore, adapted to the production of 

 grass, wheat, and corn where general farming is practiced, and to 

 cabbage, cucumbers, and late strawberries in the trucking areas. 



