SOIL CLASSIFICATION 



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caixe, fruit and small fruit, legumes for hay or cover crops, rice and nursery 

 stock. 



Silt Loam. Cotton, tobacco, truck for canning, corn, small grains, 

 hay and pasturage, tree and small fruits. 



Clay Loam. Cotton, export tobacco, corn, small grains, very good 

 for grazing, fruit, rice, flax, hemp, etc. 



Clay. Rice, sugar cane, export tobacco, forage crops, hay and fruit. 



SOIL ADAPTATION OF THE LEADING CROPS OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH ATLANTIC 



COAST REGION. 



Plains and Mountain Region. Most of this region is semi-arid to 

 arid and used largely as pasture, but where transportation and water are 

 available, very good crops may be grown by the aid of irrigation. The 

 following is a summary of the leading crops adapted to soils of the Plains 

 and Mountain region: 



Sand. Is the predominating soil and care must be taken to prevent 

 its drifting. It gives fair crops of truck, fruit, cotton, Kaffir, sorghum, 

 wheat, oats and hay. 



