16 SOILS OF FENDER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. 



There is a considerable acreage of bottom land, much of which is 

 nothing more than swamp. Some of this could be reclaimed and 

 made to produce good crops of corn. No examination was made of 

 the river-bottom lands. The " mud lands " of the North East River 

 bottoms in Pender County are described in the soil-survey report 

 of Duplin County as producing fine crops of corn. 



The Angola Bay, in the northeastern part of the county, according 

 to the Duplin County report, is a wet, mucky loam to sandy loam, 

 filled with roots and vegetable fiber and underlain by a sticky sand 

 or sandy loam. It supports an almost impenetrable growth of under- 

 brush, bay, juniper, pine, etc. There is a good opportunity for re- 

 claiming the land of this bay. The soil unquestionably would prove 

 admirably suited to corn, forage crops, strawberries, cabbage, onions, 

 and celery. 



The Norfolk sand, a good early truck soil, is found to some extent 

 in the southeastern part of the county. The Portsmouth fine sand, 

 Portsmouth loam, Sandhill, Salt marsh, and Beach sand also occur 

 in the county. 



Other types probably would be encountered in making a regular 

 detail soil survey, but the most important ones are described in this 

 report. 



HUGH H. BENNETT, 

 In charge Eastern Division of Soil Survey. 



Approved : 



JAMES WILSON, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



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