ORCHARD SOILS 



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Table XXVIII 



ORANGEBURG SANDY LOAM 



In comparison with the Ughter types, the very heavy 

 dark soils of the Rogue River Valley near Medford, Oregon, 

 on which the pear is being grown very extensively, should 

 be considered. A number of types of soil occur in the valley 

 and foothills which are adapted to the growing of pears and 

 apples, the Phoenix clay adobe being one of the heavier 

 kinds. Some of the most valuable orchards in the valley 

 are on this soil. 



Table XXIX 



PHCENIX CLAY ADOBE 



This soil is 12 inches to six feet or more in depth, of a dark 

 reddish brown to nearly black, sticky, and of a pronounced 

 adobe structure. 



The soil in the Hood River (Oregon) district is much 

 lighter and well adapted to apples. It is essentially a loam 

 with a high percentage of very fine sand. The subsoil is 

 much the same in character except in places where it be- 

 comes very compact and not suited to orcharding. 



