90 Piedmont Plateau Soils. 



developed in Cecil County, Md. Generally strong and productive 

 soil for general agricultural purposes. The difference in texture 

 and agricultural value between this type and the Conowingo bar- 

 rens has never been satisfactorily explained. 



1 



Soil (7) 19 



Subsoil (7) 20 



Acres. 



Albemarle, Va 6, 272 



Cecil County, Md 3, 000 



Acres. 



Harford County, Md ti, oio 



Hickory, N. C 29, 952 



Davie clay loam. — Pale-yellow loam 6 inches in depth, underlain 

 by pale-yellow friable clay which becomes red and heavier in 

 texture in lower depths. Soil and subsoil contain small amounts 

 of broken quartz fragments. Level or gently rolling uplands. 

 Derived from decomposition of talc schists and similar rocks. 

 Area mostly forested. Produces poor crops of wheat, corn, and 

 tobacco. 



1 1 



Soil (4) 7 40 



Subsoil (3) 3 24 



Acres. 



Abbeville, S. C 25, 856 



Statesville, N. C 3,370 



Iredell clay loam. — Dark-brown loam 8 inches deep, containing 

 small rounded iron concretions on the surface. Subsoil is stiff, 

 impervious yellow clay 24 inches deep, underlain by soft decom- 

 posed rock. Level or slightly rolling areas. Residual soil derived 

 from diorite and similar eruptive rocks. Known as ' ' black-jack ' ' 

 or "beeswax" land, the latter term being suggestive of the char- 

 acter of the subsoil. In level areas inclined to be swampy on 

 account of impervious nature of clay subsoil. Considered poor 

 cotton, corn, and wheat land. 



12 3 4 



Soil (10) Ls 37 35 12 



Subsoil (10) 6 IS 27 45 



Acres. 



Abbeville, S. C 14, 848 



Alamance County, N. C 18, 700 



Leesburg, Va 18,048 



Acres. 



Prince Edward, Va 103, 070 



Statesville, X. C 22, 340 



