Kmi \\ . SinionsriTi. Soil I ni -■ i , ,ii imm Service 



Even very stony soils, like the one in this picture, can be used for ijasture. 



Soil Management Group 29 



Berkshire very stony loam Peru very stony loam 



Brookfield very stony loam Waumbek-Peru-Acton stony undulating soils 



Gloucester very stony fine sandy loam Whitman very stony loam 



Hermon very stony fine sandy loam 



Rough stony land, deep soil material 



a. Acwokth material I. Gloucester soil material 



B. Becket material j. Hermon material 



c. Becket soil material k. Hermon soil meterial 



D. Berkshire soil material l. Marlow material 



E. Brookfield material m. Marlow soil material 



F. Brookfield soil material n. Stony hilly and steep land 

 c. Essex soil material o. Very stony deep soils 



H. Gloucester material 



Rough mountain land, deep soil material 

 A. Berkshire soil material b. Hermon soil material 



Deep, Very Stony, and Rough Stony Soils 



These deep, v^ery stony and rough stony soils are quite common in New 

 Hampshire, especially in the more rolling areas. The soils are usually well 

 drained, due to the steepness of the slopes involved, but there are scattered 

 areas with all degrees of impeded natural drainage. The severity of the 

 stony condition usually discourages any attempt to clear the areas for use 

 as cropland, although it is possible to find scattered bodies of these soils 

 adjacent to fields where the cost of clearing may not be too high for the 

 use considered. 



Ada{)tations 



The land has value especially for forestry and wildlife management. 

 It is adapted to the growth of trees discussed on page 69 of this bulle- 

 tin. Steepness and stoniness hinder logging operations. The high proportion 

 of stones throughout the soil probably reduces the rate of tree growth. 

 As a result, the land is not as well suited to commercial forestry as the less 

 slonv types. 



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