96 SOIL PHYSICS AND MANAGEMENT 



melons, berries and vegetables are secured. The area mapped is 

 1,717,000 acres. 



Scranton Series. These soils are dark gray to black, with 

 yellow friable subsoils. The topography is flat arid the soils are 

 generally in need of better drainage. They are well suited to corn, 

 oats, forage crops and a number of vegetables. 



Susquehanna Series. These are gray to reddish gray in color 

 and are underlain by mottled red and gray or red, gray and yellow 

 plastic heavy clay subsoils. Red is always the predominating color 

 in subsoils, the other colors appearing as mottlings. The soils 

 are developed in the higher portions of the Coastal Plain from 

 Chesapeake Bay to Central Texas. The heavier members are 

 heavy 'to handle on account of the intractable subsoil. Corn and 

 oats are grown extensively in the northern, wtih cotton in southern 

 states. More than 2,800,000 acres have been mapped. 



Tifton Series. The soils are gray to grayish brown in color 

 and are underlain by bright yellow, friable, sandy clay subsoils. 

 Small iron concretions occur on the surface and throughout the 

 soil section. Their presence gives rise to the local name of " pimply 

 or pebbly land." They are considered very valuable and are adapted 

 to cotton, sugar -cane, corn, cowpeas, velvet beans, oats, rye, sweet 

 and Irish potatoes, pecans, figs, plums, and vegetables. 



Victoria Series. This series consists of brown to black soils 

 with gray to whitish, calcareous subsoils, derived from the Pleisto- 

 cene deposits of the Gulf Coastal Plains. The topography is rolling. 

 Over four million acres have been mapped. 



Webb Series. The soils of this series are brown to reddish 

 brown with reddish brown to red subsoil. They are found in the 

 semi-arid areas of the Coastal Plains of Texas. They are culti- 

 vated to some extent. Most types are covered with thick growth of 

 mesquite. 



Wilson Series. The series embraces dark gray to black soils, 

 with mottled gray and drab to black subsoils, usually of stiff, 

 heavy clay. They are typically developed in the mixed prairie and 

 timbered regions of Texas and apparently hold a position inter- 

 mediate between Houston and Lufkin series. Red is practically 

 absent. The surface is frequently flat so that water stands after 

 heavy rains. The heavier members dry out and bake quickly. Cot- 

 ton and corn are the principal crops. 



