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Merrimac fine sandy loam, gravelly phase 



Merrimac sandy loam 



Merrimac sandy loam, gravelly phase 



3. Soils of medium to coarse texture, hummocky topography, and excessive drainage; 

 subject to drouth; best suited to woods, hut favored areas may be used for pas- 

 ture or early market garden crops; also good for poultrj' raising. Extensively used 

 for sand and gravel supplies. Slopes average about 6 per cent; vvlion cultivated, 

 complicated erosion control methods are usually necessary. 



Hinckley gravelly sandy loam 



Hinckley gravelly sandy loam, dark colored phase 



Hinckley gravelly loam 



C. Lowlands derived from low terraces and recent alluvium; topography level to un- 

 dulating. 



1. Soils of medium to fine texture, level to slightly undulating; first bottom and low 

 terraces; good for dairy farming, market gardening and small fruits; drainage 

 needed in some cases; slopes average about 1 per cent; special erosion control 

 methods rarely necessary. 



Orono fine sandy loam 

 Ondawa very fine sandy loam 



2. Soils of fine texture; level to slightly undulating; terraces; good for dairy farming 



and in some cases market gardening and small fruit; drainage needed in many 

 cases. Slopes average about 1 per cent; special erosion-control measures rarely 

 necessary. 



Orono silt loam 



Orono silt loam, stony jiliase 



Palmyra loam 



D. Poorly drained land requiring artificial drainage for agricultural use; texture and 

 organic matter variable. 



1. Soils high in organic matter; in some places potentially valuable for dairy farm- 

 ing and truck crops. Level or nearly level; erosion control methods may be 

 necessary in rare instances on Whitman soils. 



Whitman loam 



Muck 



Peat 



2. Soils of medium to low organic matter subject to overflow; best use pasture or 

 hay; some non-agricultural. Level or nearly level; surface erosion control rarely 

 necessary; control of stream-bank erosion occasionally necessary. 



Meadow 

 Tidal marsh 



E. Land of little or no agricultural value; best suited to forest, recreation, wild life 



preserves, building sites, etc. Erosion control rarely necessary because of permanent 

 natural cover or buildings. 



1. Soils of coarse texture, level to hummocky topography, and strongly subject to 

 drouth; low in organic matter and available plant food. 



Gloucester stony loamy sand 



Hinckley gravelly sandy loam, stony phase 



Merrimac loamy sand 



Hinckley loamy sand 



Coastal beach 



2. Land of very rough topography, very .stony or ledgy. 



Rough stony land 



3. Filled areas of miscellaneous origin. 



Made land 



