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In general the Orangeburg fine sandy loam is the best peach soil in 

 this area. The Norfolk fine sandy loam, when not low and flat, the 

 Norfolk line sand, and the Orangeburg fine sand are also good peach 

 soils. The higher and more hilly parts of this area are better suited 

 for peach growing than the lower areas. The development of the 

 peach-growing industry is seriously hindered by lack of railroad facili- 

 ties. Peaches cannot be hauled more than three or four miles over 

 these country roads without being injured. 



The Cuban filler tobacco, which has been grown successfully in other 

 sections of Texas, can be grown on the Orangeburg fine sandy loam 

 and would prove a very profitable crop and one which can be hauled 

 long distances to railroads without danger of injury. 



The Susquehanna fine sandy loam probably finds its best use, under 

 present conditions, in general farming. It is not especially adapted 

 to peaches, although they may be grown on the higher areas. The 

 capacity of this soil to produce hay, peanuts, etc., should be more care- 

 fully tested. 



The growing of alfalfa is one of the possibilities of the Henderson 

 area. The Orangeburg fine sandy loam, Orangeburg fine sand, and 

 the better drained areas of the Norfolk fine sandy loam, and possibly 

 the Caddo fine sandy loam should grow this crop, if the seed bed were 

 carefully prepared and the seed inoculated. There are many small 

 areas along the smaller streams where the channel is 5 or 6 feet be- 

 low the level of the bottoms and the latter have a perceptible slope 

 toward the streams. These areas would make fine alfalfa fields. 

 Aside from this crop there are many other grasses and leguminous 

 crops which might be grown in this area with a profit. Among these 

 are redtop, alsike clover, orchard grass, and Japan clover on the Luf- 

 kin clay and other wet soils; sand and winter vetch and peanuts on 

 the more sandy soils; and fall oats and Bermuda grass on the other 

 soils. A considerable quantity of hay is shipped into the area, so the 

 growing of hay for the home market should prove profitable. 



The growing season is about 240 days and a succession of forage 

 crops can be grown so as to provide pasture for stock nearly all the 

 year, and, under any circumstances, animals require special feeding 

 only when finishing the fattening process and for a few days during 

 severe cold weather. These conditions would seem to favor the exten- 

 sion of the live stock industry. 



SOIL SURVEY' OF HARRISON COUNTY, TEXAS, MADE IN 1012. 



SUMMARY. 



Harrison county lies in the short-leaf pine uplands of the northeast- 

 ern part of Texas. It has an approximate area of 872 square miles 

 or 558,080 acres. The countv was settled by immigrants from nearby 

 States and was organized in 1842. 



The topography is that of a dissected plain with rolling divides 

 sloping steeply toward the bottoms of the larger streams. Certain 

 sections of the county are hilly. The bottom-land areas are quite ex- 

 tensive. The surface of the greater part of the county is favorable 



