62 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains Soils. 



high bottoms antl ])hiffs. Locally known as hammock land sup- 

 porting a growth of hard-wood timber. Well drained and quite 

 productive. Adapted to cotton, corn, and fruit. 



12 3 4 



Soil (1) 25 26 27 21 



Subsoil U) 20 20 28 32 



Acres. 

 McNeill, Miss 14, 592 



Selma heavy silt loam.<^' — Heavy silt loam, 20 inches or mure 

 in depth, underlain l)y a stiff, mottled clay. Low-lying level 

 tracts in Coastal Plain region. Natural drainage is poor, and for 

 this reason the soil is unproductive, but when drained it is good 

 cotton and grass land. 



12 3 4 



Soil (4) 12 44 29 14 



Subsoil ( 4 ) 17 33 21 28 



Acres. 



Darlington, S. C 15, 488 



Raleigh to Newbern. N. C 18, 980 



Susquehanna clay loam. — Yellow or brown loam about 10 inches 

 deep, underlain l)y a heavy mottled clay subsoil identical with 

 Susquehanna clay. Occupies hills, slopes, and valleys. Adapted 

 to grain and grass crops. Considerable areas yet in oak and pine 

 forest. 



12 3 4 



Soil (2) 7 17 50 21 



Subsoil (1 ) 3 11 55 26 



Acres. 

 Prince George Uouuty, Md 16,850 



Leonardtown loam.'' — Yellow silty loam, closely resembling 

 loess, y inches deej), underlain by retl and mottled clay loam with 

 peculiar interlocking clay lenses and pockets of sand. Slightly 

 rolling upland. Good soil for general farming, wheat, and grass 

 land. Much of the area is waste land or grown up in white oak 

 and pine forests, and some of the more level portions need under- 

 drainage. This soil is deficient in organic matter and lime. 



1 2 ;{ 4 



Soil (14) 5 20 57 15 



Subsoil (14) 6 17 50 23 



" Tliis soil should liave l>ct'n called Selma loam. 

 ''Should have been called Lroiuirdtow n silt loam. 



