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38. Webb series. In Texas, 184,512 acres. When the 

 content of organic matter is large, the fine sandy loam 

 is well adapted to growing Bermuda onions. Other vege- 

 tables have been grown to some extent. 



39. Collington sandy loam. Over 110,000 acres of this 

 soil have been mapped in New Jersey and Maryland. It 

 is one of the most productive soils of the trucking types. 



40. Hempstead loam. This soil is of interest to vege- 

 table growers because it is used to a considerable extent 

 on Long Island. It is regarded as a fair soil for late truck. 



41. Muck and peat. In Florida and Louisiana, 65,558 

 acres. After drainage, muck and peat are highly valued 

 for the culture of celery, onions, peppermint and cab- 

 bage. 



42. River flood plains. United States Bureau of 

 Soils, Bui. 55, p. 118: "An extensive and characteristic 

 group of soils, usually known as 'bottom lands,' is found 

 in the flood plains of numerous rivers and streams of the 

 United States. The largest development of this group 

 occurs along the Mississippi river, where the bottoms are 

 often many miles in width." The most important series 

 for trucking are Huntingdon, Miller, Wabash and Wheel- 

 ing and the muck and peat soils. 



43. Huntingdon series. 258,496 acres of the Hunting- 

 don series are distributed. Through a dozen states, the 

 loam and the gravelly loam are largely used in trucking. 



44. Wabash series has 1,861,497 acres widely distrib- 

 uted. The loam can be used to advantage in growing 

 canning crops, as sweet corn, tomatoes, peas and beans. 

 The fine sandy loam is a good melon and potato soil and 

 is also valued for other truck. 



45. Wheeling series. In Ohio and West Virginia, 

 20,032 acres. The gravelly loam has wide adaptation for 

 truck crops. Melons and tomatoes are produced on the 

 fine sand with marked results. 



46. Muck and peat, In Kentucky, Louisiana and 



