lU 8oiUoftheFar IIW. 



alfalfa, »rain, and fruit. In California fruit is grown on this soil 

 without irrigation. Considerable seepage from canals. 



12 3 4 



Soil (22) 16 41 26 13 



Subsoil (10) 14 44 26 12 



Acres. I Acres. 



Baker City, Oreg 17,210 ' Sau Gabriel, Cal M5,360 



Sevier Valley, Utah « 38, 400 



Solom^nsville, Ariz 12, 864 



Ventura, Cal ^4,310 



Los Angeles, Cal 5, 952 



Prove, Utah 48,128 



Salt Lake, Utah « 35, -.^SO 



Salt River Vallev, Ariz 51,066 



Maricopa sand. — A coarse, loose, incoherent sand, 3 feet deep, 



underlain by sandy loam grading to sandy adobe. Occupies 



higher slopes and levels. Has excellent natural drainage. O^vea 



its origin to deposition by streams. 



12 3 4 



Soil (2) 20 47 25 9 



Subsoil (1) 18 54 21 7 



Acres. 

 Lower Arkansas Valley, Colo. . . 14, 208 

 Soloraonsville, Ariz 17, 728 



Maricopa sandy loam. — Sand\*loam with less than 10 per cent of 

 gravel, 3 feet in depth, underlain })y sandy loam containing layers 

 of calcareous hardpan. Composed of colluvial granitic material. 

 Medium elevation in Salt River Valley, Arizona. Adapted to 

 alfalfa, fruit, and grain. 



1 2 3 4 



Soil (19) 19 41 24 13 



Subsoil (9) 16 34 31 18 



Acres. 



Baker City, Greg 30, 784 



Los Angeles, Cal 13, 888 



Lower Arkansas Valley, Colo. 156,096 



Acres. 



Salt River Valley, Ariz 106, 906 



Solomonsville, Ariz 10. 368 



Maricopa loam. — Reddish loam, 3 to 6 feet in depth, underlain 

 l>y loam containing layers of calcareous hardpan. Lower valley 

 land. Colluvial soil, derived from finer waste of mountain slopes. 

 Adapted to alfalfa and grain. 



« Mapped as Bingham gravelly loam, which name will not be used hereafter. 

 ''Mapped as San Gabriel gravelly loam, which name will not be used here- 

 after. 



