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THE PRINCIPLES OF SOIL MANAGEMENT 



Table IV 

 Chemical Composition of Cumulose Deposits 



Portsmouth and other soils of the southern states, 

 represent the very first stages in the formulation of 

 such cumulose deposits. That is, they are simply 

 mineral soils with a high content of organic matter. 

 14. Transported soils. The four great agencies of 

 soil-transportation are (1) water, (2) ice, (3) wind, and 



