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TlfE S()]LS Ol'' PKINCE GEORGES COUNTY 



from 60 to 90 feet above tide. The greater part of the area of this 

 soil type found in Prince George's County occurs in such a position, 

 but several small areas occur in the low uplands of the northern 

 central part of the county at an elevation of about 180 feet. In both 

 cases the surface of the formation is nearly level and so situated as 



Mechanical Analyses of Sassafuas Loam. 



Locality. 



Description. 



a I 



5491 f mile S. of 

 Queen Anne. 



5-495 3 miles S. of 

 Piscataway. 



5493 



2i miles N. of 

 Bowie. 



5496 



Siltyloam, to 120.012.48 Tr. 3. OS 3.64 9. 76 21. 5 

 inches. 



Ip.ct.P.ct.P.ct. P. ct. P. ct. P. ct. P.ct 



Brown loam, to 

 8 inches. 



Yellow loam, to 

 12 inches. 



5494 Subsoil of 5493. Heavy yellow loam, 

 12 to 36 inches. 



Subsoil of 5495. Yellow loam, 8 to 

 36 inches. 



5492Subsoilof5491, 



Heavy yellow loam, 

 12 to 36 inches 



.01;2.92'0.52 1.18 



3.44 

 2.74 



3.16 

 4.06 



.OOj 1.36 

 .00; 1.46 



.30 .50 

 .00 3.16 



5050 



1.6812.66 7.94 



2.74 



8.46 



61.88 

 12 



3.8412.36 



I 



.64 

 2.70 



6.3865 

 9.7852.08 



8.10,14.5649. 

 4.621 7.8850.98 



P.ct. 

 40 



P.ct. 



8.33 



10.91 

 11.53 

 17.97 



21.83 

 26.33 



to be w^ell drained and in good condition for agricultural purposes. 

 Almost the entire area of the Sassafras sandy loam is under cultiva- 

 tion to general farm crops. Corn, wheat, and grass — particularly 

 clover — produce well upon this soil. Good crops of Irish potatoes 

 and medium crops of tobacco can be raised upon it. 



This soil type owes its origin to the deposition of sedimentary 

 materials in late Pleistocene time. The soil itself consists of a 

 broAvn sandy loam of medium to fine-grained texture. It is easy to 

 cultivate, and responds well to careful treatment. It has an average 

 depth of about 10 inches. The soil proper is underlain by a slightly 



