Houdon Series. 71 



frequently grading below this into a fine sandy loam. Occupies 

 level or slightly rolling areas frequently subject to overflow. Well 

 adapted to cotton and corn. 



12 3 4 



Soil (3) 9 66 21 



Subsoil(3) 13 64 23 



Acres. 

 Paris, Tex 8,512 



Orangeburg clay. — A red loam or clay loam, with an average 

 depth of 8 inches, resting on a stiff, tenacious reddish-brown or 

 red clay. Generally the surface is rolling or hilly and the surface 

 drainage is excellent. Native growth is hardwood. Cotton and 

 corn are the principal crops, the former yielding from one-third 

 to 1 bale and the latter from 15 to 45 bushels per acre. The 

 better areas of this type are believed to be adapted to the pro- 

 duction of a fine grade of domestic Cuban filler tobacco. 



1 



Soil (12) 10 



Subsoil (12).... 8 



Acres. 



Fort Valley, Ga 31,168 



Jacksonville, Tex 4, 096 



Acres. 



Nacogdoches, Tex 16, 704 



Paris, Tex 59, 136 



HOUSTON SERIES. 



The Houston series occurs in the black calcareous prairies of the 

 Gulf Coastal Plains. 



Houston silt loam. — A grayish-brown fine loam, containing a high 

 percentage of silt, 4 to 15 inches deep, underlain by a stiff, rather 

 impervious silt loam or silt clay, varying in color from yellowish- 

 gray to brown. At 5 or 6 feet it usually grades into a soft, rotten 

 material. Occupies level areas, but has good drainage. Used 

 mainly for pasture, but general farm crops do fairly well. 



12 3 4 



Soil (3) ; 3 26 54 17 



Subsoil (3) 2 16 43 39 



Acres. 

 Paris, Tex 22,080 



Houston clay. — A brown or yellow clay loam from 4 to 8 inches 

 deep, grading into a yellow clay subsoil of a stiff plastic character 



