Sods Associated with the Norfolk Series. 61 



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Hempstead loam. — A friable brown or black loam, 8 inches deep, 

 containing a small amount of white quartz gravel and locally be- 

 coming somewhat sandy. The subsoil, to a depth of 24 inches, 

 consists of a heavy yellow or reddish silty loam, slightly gravelly. 

 This is underlain by a bed of rounded quartz gravel embedded in 

 a sandy loam matrix, all considerably stained with iron. Gener- 

 ally level areas. Well underdrained by the gravel beds, but the soil 

 maintains a fair supply of moisture. The chief trouble is the lack 

 of depth. No forest cover, but affords fair pasturage in its uncul- 

 tivated state. Produces good crops of corn, potatoes, tomatoes, 

 cabbage, rye, and grass. Also a fair soil for late truck crops. In 

 the Long Island area the Hempstead loam is second in value only 

 to the Miami stony loam. 



1 •-' :{ 4 



Soil (3) 14 17 4S 21 



Subsoil (3) 14 19 44 -I'l 



Acres. 

 Long Island, X. Y « 53, 824 



Sanders loam. — The soil is a dark-brown, reddish-brown, or gray 

 loam. The subsoil is lighter in color and api:)arently heavier in tex- 

 ture. Occurs as narrow strips along the creeks, extending up the 

 edge of the valleys. Frequently has Sharkey clay on the stream 

 side, which interferes with projjer drainage. Is considered a very 

 good corn soil, producing as much as 45 bushels per acre where 

 well drained. Not considered so good for cotton, producing about 

 one-half bale per acre. Soil generally is in need of drainage. * 



12 3 4 



Soil (3) 3 34 44 15 



Subsoil (3) 3 4(j 33 18 



Acres. 

 Paris, Tex 10, 112 



Gadsden loam. — Dark yellowish-gray loam, rather light in charac- 

 ter, from 8 to 18 inches deep, underlain by a yellowish-gray fine loam 

 or silty loam, somewhat heavier in texture. Occurs as moderately 



(' Part of this has been mapped as Hempstead gravelly loam. It should have 

 been mapped as Hempstead loam with gravel symbol, and the gravelly 

 phase described as such in the report. 



l> This soil is very similar to the Myatt fine sandy loam and the Monroe fine 

 sandj' loam, but contains rather more clay than either of those soils. 



