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be unsatisfactory, since this crop is not sufficiently drought resisting 

 to compete with cotton upon the drier portions of the type. 



LIMITATIONS UPON SPECIAL CROPS. 



The Orangeburg sandy loam is second only to the Orangeburg fine 

 sandy loam as a peach-orcharding soil in the South Atlantic and Gulf 

 States. It is necessary in the selection of orchard sites to secure 

 those which are moderately sloping, and which possess some elevation 

 above the adjoining land, in order that both air and water drainage 

 may be adequate. At the same time the more hilly portions of the 

 type which are subject to excessive erosion must be avoided. The 

 Elberta is the principal peach grown upon this type, although other 

 similar varieties have been less extensively planted. Transportation 

 facilities are also an important consideration in the selection of 

 orchard sites. 



The Cuban type of cigar-filler tobacco is grown successfully 

 upon the Orangeburg sandy loam in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and 

 Texas. Locations selected for this crop should be nearly level, and 

 the surface sandy soil should not have a depth greater than 8 or 9 

 inches, in order to produce large crops of the leaf. It is also essen- 

 tial that locations well supplied Avith organic matter should be chosen, 

 or that this material be restored to the soils before the most successful 

 crops can be grown. Those portions of the type underlain by the 

 greensand or '"gunpowder" marls, are particularly desirable for 

 tobacco production. 



Portions of the type possessing the deeper sandy soil ranging from 



9 to 15 inches in depth should be chosen for the production of truck 

 crops, ."fhe greater depth to clay gives a warmer, earlier seed bed. 

 and brings about the early maturity of the crop. In all cases where 

 areas of the Orangeburg sandy loam are devoted to the production 

 of special crops, particular care should l>e taken to prevent erosion 

 and to restore organic matter to the surface soil. 



EXTENT OF O<Vl I'ATION. 



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Wherever the Orangeburg sandy loam is possessed of a nearly 

 level or gently sloping surface it has been cleared and occupied for 

 the production of crops, particularly in the south Atlantic and east- 

 ern Gulf regions. The steeper slopes and the more hilly portion- 

 of the type still remain in timber or have been excessively eroded 

 where the timber stand has been removed. In general, the type has 

 been recognized as an excellent upland cotton soil, and as such nearly 

 all available areas in the more eastern States have been sought out 

 for occupation. In northern Louisiana and in eastern Texas there 

 still remain large areas of the type from wjiich the native growth 



