BULLETIN 648, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



single crop, cotton. At the time this survey was made (1914) t 

 boll weevil had. not invaded Georgia, but since then the entire sout 

 ern part of the State has become infested. Of- this, more will be sa 

 in another place. 



The topography of the southern half of Brooks County is gent 

 rolling to flat. Most of it has sufficient slope to provide good natur 



Fig. i. 



-Map of Georgia, showing, in black, location of area surveyed, 

 indicates Coastal Plain section. 



Shaded are; 



drainage, though considerable areas, particularly near the stream 

 are rendered swampy and of little value because of insumciei 

 drainage. 



The soil of this area is distinctly sandy, being mainly of the Xo: 

 folk sandy loam and closely related types. It is a gray sand, uncle 

 laid at a depth of from 10 to 10 inches or more by a yellow subsoil ( 

 a heavier texture. The soil is quite uniform over the area covered b 

 this survey and is fairly representative of the soils over a cousidei 



