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THE SOILS OF CALVERT COUNTY 



for the production of the best grain crops. It is not sufficiently 

 retentive of water to maintain the continuous growth necessary to 

 bring grains, especially wheat, to maturity. 



The increased facilities for rapid transportation, recently acquired 

 in northern Calvert County, should lead to a more general use of this 

 soil for market gardening purposes. It is one of the typical truck soils 

 of the Atlantic seaboard. 



The slight gradation in the texture of this soil type is well shown by 

 the following analyses. The finest-grained soils are found toward the 

 northern extremity of Calvert County, while the coarsest sands are found 

 near its southern end. The intermediate texture of the Hunting Creek 

 sample is quite marked. 



Mechanical Analyses of Norfoliv Sand. 



The Sassafras Loam. 



Ko large single areas of Sassafras loam are found, but small tracts 

 occur throughout the county. They are found more often and in larger 

 areas in the northern part of the county than in the southern. 



The Sassafras loam in Calvert County is derived from two separate 



