SOILS 



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and two-fifths silt and clay. These soils are tilled 

 easily and are the lightest desirable soil for general 

 farming. They are particularly adapted to corn 

 and cotton and in some instances are used for small 

 fruits and truck crops. 



Silt Loam consists largely of silt with a small 

 amount of sand, clay, and organic matter. These 

 soils are some of the most difficult to till, but when 

 well drained they are with careful management 

 good general farming soils, producing good corn, 

 wheat, oats, potatoes, alfalfa and fair cotton. 



Clay Loams. These soils contain more clay than 

 the silt loams. They are stiff, sticky soils, and some 

 Of them are difficult to till. They are generally 

 considered the strongest soils for general farming. 

 They are particularly adapted to wheat, hay, corn 

 and grass. 



Gravelly loams are from one-fourth to two-thirds 

 coarse grained ; the remaining fine soil may be sandy 

 loam, silt or clay loam. They are adapted to vari- 

 ous crops according to the character of the fine soil. 

 Some of them are best planted to fruit and forest. 



Stony Loam. Like the gravelly loam the stony 

 loams are one- fourth to three- fourths sandy, silty 

 or clay loam, the remainder being rock fragments 

 of larger size than the gravel. These fragments 

 are sometimes rough and irregular and sometimes 

 rounded. The stones interfere seriously with till- 

 age, and naturally the soils are best planted with 

 forest or fruit. 



Clay Soils. Clay soils are mixtures of sand, silt 



