Cecil Series. 



85 



Acres. 



Albemarle, Va 94,592 



Cecil County, Md 52, 600 



Harford County, Md 110, 320 



Acres. 



Leesburg, Va 89, 600 



Trenton, N. J 13, 952 



Cecil mica loam. — Loose brown loam, 12 inches deep, underlain 

 by clay loam, both soil and subsoil consisting largely of small 

 fragments of muscovite mica, which makes them soft and almost 

 incoherent. Rolling land of Piedmont Plateau. Derived from 

 decomposition of highly crystalline rocks; typically developed in 

 Cecil County, Md., and Lancaster County, Pa. Recognized as 

 good land for general farming purposes. 



12 3 4 



Soil (8) 15 34 30 18 



Subsoil (8) 22 33 26 16 



Acres. 



Cecil County, Md 10,000 



Harford County, Md 39, 930 



Lancaster County, Pa 10, 000 



Acres. 



Leesburg, Va 4, 608 



Prince George County, Md 600 



Cecil silt loam. — Light yellowish-gray to white silt loam, 8 to 10 

 inches deep, frequently containing from 10 to 30 per cent of rock 

 fragments. The subsoil is a light yellow to red clay, becoming 

 heavier with depth. Occupies high, rolling areas. Derived from 

 highly metamorphosed crystalHne rocks. Drainage is generally 

 good. Frequently considerably eroded. Fair to poor soil for cot- 

 ton, corn, and wheat. 



12 3 4 



Soil (4) 6 11 64 IT 



Subsoil (4) 4 9 52 32 



Acres. 



Alamance County, N. C « 7, 860 



Leesburg, Va 4, 928 



Cecil clay. — Clay soil of reddish color, 6 inches deep; stiff tena- 

 cious clay subsoil, of red color, both soil and subsoil containing 

 quartz and fragments of undecomposed rock. Occasional rock 

 areas and isolated bowlders or ' ' niggerheads. ' ' High, rolling land. 

 Derived from gabbro and other erui:>tive rocks. Occurs in the 

 Piedmont Plateau. Recognized as strongest soil of this region for 

 general farming purposes. Adapted to grass, wheat, and corn in 



« Mapped as Alamance silt loam, which name will not be used hereafter. 



