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poor, SO that ponds form in wet seasons, but surface ditches are being 

 extended through most of the areas. 



This type, although mapped in a number of areas, has a small 

 total acreage. As the drainage is improved, these areas, formerly 

 used only for hay production or pasture, are used more extensively 

 for cultivated crops, chiefly corn, oats, and timothy. Clover is 

 sometimes grown, and some areas still support a growth of native 

 grasses. 



Timothy yields about H tons per acre. Where the land is well 

 drained and in favorable seasons corn and oats yield 35 or 40 bushels 

 per acre. Corn is sometimes injured by early frosts, but good yields 

 of ensilage corn are obtained. 



This land is new and naturally productive, and little use is made of 

 fertihzers or manure. 



The selling price of the Clyde silty clay loam depends largely upon 

 the value of surrounding soils. Well-improved and well-located 

 farms sell for $125 to $175 an acre. 



The chief need of this land is drainage. 



WAUKESHA PINE SANDY LOAM. 



The soil of the Waukesha fine sandy loam is a dark-brown, mellow, 

 fine sandy loam, averaging 10 or 12 inches in depth. The subsoil is 

 a brown or yellowish-brown fine sandy loam or loam,' which usually 

 grades into loose fine sand at about 30 inches. The substratum con- 

 sists of the same loose material. 



Practically all this type occurs in several areas south and southeast 

 of Valparaiso. It usually lies near the old glacial channels, and may 

 in some cases be derived from the sandier layers which underlie other 

 Waukesha types. The topography is level to slightly undulating 

 near the glacial channels. Both the surface drainage and under- 

 drainage are good. The latter may be excessive, making the soil 

 somewhat droughty. 



The relatively small acreage of this type in Porter County is all 

 under cultivation. Corn, oats, hay, and wheat are the most impor- 

 tant crops. In average seasons the yields equal those on the Wau- 

 kesha loam, but they may be decreased in times of drought. The 

 productiveness of this type is mamtained by growing clover and ap- 

 plying barnyard manure. 



The value ^of this land ranges from about $100 to $150 an acre. 



WAUKESHA LOAM. 



The Waukesha loam is dark brown to a depth of 10 or 12 inches, 

 where it becomes buff brown, the loam grading into yellowish-brown 

 sandy loam within 3 feet of the surface. The substratum consists of 

 porous gravelly material similar to that underlying the Waukesha silt 



