SOILS IN THE VICINITY OF BRUNSWICK, GA. 



second application of water or" stretch flow" is made. During this 

 flooding the water remains on the field for fifteen to thirty days, de- 

 stroying grass and hastening crop growth. The "dry growth," or 

 period of cultivation, follows the removal of this water. The crop is 

 usually cultivated once with the horse hoe and from two to three 

 times with the hand hoe. When the plant begins to joint, water is 

 again turned on and gradually increased in depth until the heads are 

 nearly reached, where it is kept until the grain is ripe. The " har- 

 vest flow" is now removed and the crop cut with the hand hook, or 

 sickle. 



In addition to its admirable adaptation to rice, the Congaree clay 

 has proved to be well suited to Bermuda onions, cabbage, Irish pota- 

 toes, snap beans, cowpeas, lettuce, and certain varieties of tomatoes. 

 The Clay, Unknown, and Whippoorwill varieties of cowpeas give best 

 results. Heavy yields of cabbage, beans, and Bermuda onions have 

 been made, and there seems on this type very attractive opportunities 

 for a considerable extension in the production of these crops. A field 

 of cotton seen at the time of this investigation, though badly affected 

 by anthracnose, indicated a yield of one-half bale per acre. Vari- 

 eties of cotton bred upon a sandy upland could scarcely be expected 

 to succeed here, but it is believed that successful bottom-land types 

 could be evolved. 



Lime should be used liberally and crop rotation practiced in order 

 to secure and maintain good soil conditions. Applications of phos- 

 phoric acid would tend to hasten maturity and otherwise prove bene- 

 ficial on this soil. 



"Fire weed," or "careless weed," is said to cause considerable 

 trouble in cotton fields, on account of the difficulty of its eradication 

 by other means than flooding. 



The heavy character of this soil is shown in the following table 

 giving the results of a mechanical analysis : 



Mechanical analysis of Congaree clny. 



CONOAREE MUCKY SANDY LOAM. 



The Congaree mucky sandy loam consists of 6 to 8 inches of almc 

 black heavy sandy loam, rich in organic matter, overlying a light 

 gray compact sand that usually passes into mottled clay at a deptl 

 of about 2 feet, though it sometimes extends to a depth of 3 feet 

 more. This soil is known locally as "bay land." 



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