Miscellaneous Soils. 77 



Almyra silt loam. — Mottled, grayish-brown silty loam about 12 

 inches deep, resting on material of the same general character, 

 though lighter in color, and grading by degrees through a whitish 

 silt into a reddish-brown clay. Subsoil contains iron concretions 

 and is stained \vith iron. Occupies level and depressed areas of 

 prairie upland. Poorly drained and difficult to till. Native vege- 

 tation, a scattered growth of scrub oak near forested areas; else- 

 where, coarse jjrairie grasses. With proper tillage good yields of 

 oats, corn, cowpeas, sorghum, and Kafir corn are obtained. At 

 present used principally for pasture and wild hay, 



12 3 4 



Soil (3) -1 5 77 16 



Subsoil (3) 2 4 75 19 



Acres. 

 Stuttgart, Ark 63, 104 



Landry silt loam. — Dark-brown loam 10 inches deep, underlain 

 by a heavy brown clay loam, grading into greenish-yellow or drab 

 clays. Occupies slightly rolling areas. Has a compact and some- 

 times chalky structure, but breaks up readily into a white fluffy 

 powder. The subsoil differs from that of the Crowley silt loam 

 in being more friable, less plastic, and having a more noticeable 

 silty texture. The subsoil contains numerous lime and iron con- 

 cretions. Fertile soil, but surface is so rolling that irrigation is 

 impracticable, and rice culture — the principal industry of the 

 area — is therefore impossible. Fairly well adapted to cotton. 



12 3 4 



Soil (3) 3 8 70 18 



Subsoil (3) 2 5 71 22 



Acres. 

 Acadia Parish, La 37, 696 



Crowley silt loam. — Brown or ash-gray loam, composed of fine 

 sand and silt, sufficiently compact to render it rather impervious 

 to water, so that water collecting on the s<urface usually remains 

 until evaporated. The soil ranges in depth from 10 to 25 inches 

 with an average depth of about 16 inches. The subsoil is a mot- 

 tled brown and yellow clay containing lime and iron concretions. 

 Below 3 feet it grades into a silty, friable clay. Occurs in level 

 prairies. One of the finest rice soils of south Louisiana. When 



