Fresno Series, 137 



drained, but at times (in the Hanford area) alkaline. Excellent 

 fruit soil. Used for alfalfa, beets, potatoes, and truck crops. 



12 3 4 



Soil (7) 12 58 24 6 



Subsoil (6) 13 46 29 8 



Acres. Acres 



Hanford, Cal rt51,250 Los Angeles, Cal 16,128 



Lower Arkansas Valley, Colo.. 5,952 Lower Salinas Valley, Cal 17,040 



Fresno sandy loam. — Sandy loam or very fine sand with proper- 

 ties of sandy loam, 3 feet in depth, white in color, ashy texture, 

 and locally known as "white-ash land," underlain by bluish cal- 

 careous alkali hardpan, which softens upon application of water. 

 Lower, level plains of Fresno County, Cal., derived from degrada- 

 tion of beds of sand, clay, and volcanic ash. Generally contains 

 alkali; when free from such it is an excellent grape and fruit soil. 



12 3 4 



Soil (12) 6 53 2»3 12 



Subsoil (10) S 54 29 9 



Acres. 



Fresno, Cal 69,811 



Hanford, Cal 10, 860 



Indio, Cal 36, 032 



Fresno fine sandy loam. — Fine sand having the properties of a 

 sandy loam to a depth of from 3 to 6 feet, grading into a coarse 

 sand. Coastal and delta plains of rivers. Well adapted to such 

 crops as alfalfa, Lima beans, and grain, and truck crops, but not 

 so well adapted to fruit, except when well drained. A fine Eng- 

 lish walnut soil in Southern California. 



12 3 4 



Soil (24) 5 48 34 9 



Subsoil (18) 7 53 28 11 



Acres. | Acres. 



Indio, Cal 36, 032 



Lower Arkansas Valley, Colo . 236,288 



Lower Salinas Valley, Cal 18, 130 



San Gabriel, Cal 10, 790 



Santa Ana, Cal 11, 552 



Ventura, Cal 12, 900 



Weber County, Utah 86, 400 



« Mapped as Hanford fine sand, which name will not be used hereafter. 



