No. 123.] RECLAMATION, ETC. 87 



to be wholly unsuitable to any kind of tillage, although they 

 may be valuable for pastures or forestry. The sandy loams in 

 the valleys are often of types suitable for market gardening, 

 especially if irrigation can be provided. The most extensive 

 areas of these soils are in the eastern towns of the county. 

 Several classes of the loams on the uplands are of the best 

 quality for tree fruits, especially apples, and some for potatoes, 

 while others of heavier texture are more desirable for corn, 

 forage crops and pasturage. The best fruit soils extend across 

 the country in a wide belt, from the south central part to the 

 northeastern corner. The heavier soils, suited to corn and 

 forage crops, lie west of this belt, largely in the central and 

 southeastern parts of the county. The soils of various classes 

 will, of course, often produce good crops of other things than 

 those for which their use is particularly recommended. The 

 predominantly rocky areas are most extensive in the southern 

 and northwestern parts of the county. The land surface is so 

 broken and irregular that no one type or class of soils tends 

 to dominate in any given locality. A considerable proportion 

 of the good soils in the county are not in use, and many areas 

 are unoccupied. Altogether, the soils found are ample in quality 

 to serve as the foundation of a much greater farming industry. 



As last year, the soil survey field party consisted of two 

 persons, a specialist assigned by the Bureau of Soils and an 

 assistant employed by this Division. The total expense charged 

 to the Department appropriation was $1,207.90. 



Since the soil survey work was begun in 1919 the field work 

 has been finished in four counties, — Barnstable, Bristol, Nor- 

 folk and Worcester. Plymouth County was surveyed in 1911 

 and the Connecticut Valley in 1903, but it is possible that the 

 latter survey will be revised because of changes in soil survey 

 methods and classifications since it was made. 



Fairs and P^xhibits. 



Agricultural prize money was allotted to 109 agricultural, 

 horticultural, grange and community fairs and poultry asso- 

 ciations. 



The special exhibitions of the Department were carried out 

 on a much larger scale than ever before. At the Union Agri- 

 cultural Meeting, Horticultural Hall, Boston, January 17 to 



