THE NORFOLK FINE SAND. 15 



is available, and particularly where proximity to the ocean or other 

 large bodies of water exerts a favorable influence upon the local 

 climatic conditions. 



It is one of the principal soils for the production of early Irish 

 potatoes, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, garden peas, snap beans, cucum- 

 bers, cantaloupes, watermelons, and early asparagus. 



It has a secondary value for the production of lettuce and cabbage. 



It can be utilized for the production of the shade-grown Sumatra 

 tobacco, in southern Georgia and northern Florida, only when irri- 

 gated. 



It requires for its improvement the incorporation of "additional 

 organic matter through the production and plowing under of cow- 

 peas, vetch, crimson clover, peanuts, or velvet beans. 



It is improved by the application of well-rotted and composted 

 stable manures, both for general farm crops and for the production 

 of truck crops. 



Its rather low yield of the general farm crops under normal con- 

 ditions has resulted in leaving extensive areas more remote from 

 transportation facilities unoccupied and uncleared of the original 

 timber growth or second growth. 



Its recognition as a special trucking soil has led to a high demand 

 for occupation by market-garden and truck crops for all early Nor- 

 folk fine sand favorably located to transportation. 



As the demand for southern-grown vegetables increases with the 

 increased growth of northern city populations, additional areas of 

 the Norfolk fine sand will be required for the production of these 

 crops, and additional transportation facilities will undoubtedly be 

 afforded to carry them to the markets. With this increase in demand 

 for the special products of this soil and with increased transporta- 

 tion facilities, additional areas of the type may successively be 

 brought under cultivation and its present acreage price decidedly 

 increased. 



