DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE SOILS OF VIRGINIA. 



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Table showing the extent and location of each soil type, etc. — Continued. 



Province and soil type. 



Key number 

 to report. 



Area of 

 type. 



Area of 

 series. 



Piedmont Plateau soils — Continued. 



Conowingo clay 



Lansdale silt loam 



Manor loam 



Barrens 



Total surveyed in province . 



Appalachian soils: 



Dekalb stony loam 



shale loam 



silt loam 



fine sandy loam 



Porters sand 



black loam 



clay 



sandy loam 



Talladega loam 



gravelly loam 



Upshur silt loam 



Paris loam 



Chandler loam 



Rough stony land 



Rock outcrop 



,7,9 



1,3 



9 



9 



1 



1,3 



,3,7 



3 



Total surveyed in province 



Coastal Plains soils: 



Norfolk fine sandy loam 



sandy loam 



fine sand 



sand 



silt loam 



coarse sandy loam 



clay loam 



gravelly loam 



Portsmouth silt loam 



sandy loam 



fine sandy loam 



clay loam 



sand 



Chesterfield sandy loam 



gravelly sandy loam . 



Bradley sandy loam 



Leonardtown loam 



Sassafras sandy loam 



Elkton fine sandy loam 



Tidal marsh 



Coastal beach 



,6,10,12 



5,6,12 



10 



5 



5 



12 



12 



6 



10 



10,12 



12 



12 



10 



5 



5 



5 



6,12 



10 



5 



12 



10,12 



Total surveyed in province . 



Limestone soils: 



Hagerstown stony loam 



loam 



sandy loam 



clay 



silt loam , 



clay loam 



Conestoga clay 



Murrill clay loam 



Decatur clay loam 



1,3,9 



,3,7,9 



1,3 



1,3 



Total surveyed in province . 



River Flood Plains soils: 



Wickham loam 



sandy loam 



sand 



clay loam 



Congaree loam 



fine sandy loam 



Cumberland gravelly loam. . . . 



loam 



clay loam 



Huntington loam 



silt loam 



Toxaway fine sandy loam 



Altavista sandy loam 



Holston silt loam 



Meadow. 

 Swamp. . 



,3,4,5,6, 



8,9, 



5,6,10, 



Acres. 

 6,272 

 4,928 

 3,200 

 6,976 



177, 408 



100, 698 



25, 792 



7,552 



115, 136 



77, 006 



63,312 



46, 150 



8,960 



2,752 



2,624 



1,536 



384 



77,824 



17, 140 



230,272 



214, 976 



20, 864 



11,200 



5,952 



4,288 



1,856 



1,344 



55,488 



50,048 



29, 760 



2,176 



2,048 



95,680 



34,304 



59,072 



43,584 



23,872 



14, 656 



21,568 



12, 736 



100,974 

 98,568 

 57,414 

 45, 130 

 20, 160 

 1,792 

 16, 960 

 15, 720 



5,952 

 5,120 

 4,416 

 2,176 

 9,984 

 3,904 

 3,840 

 3,072 



192 

 2,560 



576 

 2,176 

 1,088 



576 



167,488 

 47,936 



Acres. 

 6,272 

 4,928 

 3,200 

 6,976 



1,859,782 



311,450 



301,604 



11,712 



2,624 



1,536 



384 



94, 964 



724,274 



490, 752 



139,520 



129,984 



59, 072 

 43,584 

 23, 872 

 14, 656 



34,304 



935, 744 



324,038 



16,960 

 15, 720 



357, 166 



17,664 



13, 888 

 7,104 



3,136 



2,176 



1,088 

 576 



215, 424 



Total surveyed in provinc"e . 



261,056 



