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other crops that the tonnage will somewhat decrease and the sugar 

 content increase. The Clyde clay gives average beet crops ranging 

 between 10 and 12 tons per acre. In northwestern Ohio yields of 

 15 tons per acre upon well-drained areas of the Clyde clay are not at 

 all unusual. The region where the beets are grown upon the Clyde 

 clay in the Maumee Basin is rather more calcareous than the aver- 

 age, and there has been a general adoption of tile underdrainage. 



It is probable that under equal conditions of skill in growing and 

 with all lands properly tile drained,- the valuation of the soils of 

 the Clyde series for beet production would about follow the average 

 mechanical composition of the types. The Clyde fine sandy loam 

 would be the coarsest grained soil generally advisable for the crop. 

 The Clyde loam, because of its wide distribution, would remain one 

 of the most important soils for this crop. The Clyde clay would be- 

 come of far greater importance than at present, but only on the 

 completion of added drainage facilities. The largest yields per acre 

 might be expected from the clay, but the majority of farmers under 

 the natural conditions would probably find that the Clyde loam was 

 the safest soil. upon which to plant the crop. It is certain that only 

 limited areas of other upland soils will be found to compete on even 

 terms with these soils of the Clyde series for the extensive and long 

 continued cultivation of beets. 



BEANS. 



While beans are chiefly grown upon upland soils, both in southern 

 Michigan and western New York, they are also produced upon the 

 better-drained areas of various members of the Clyde series. In 

 Michigan the six leading counties in acreage and production of 

 beans are all counties which contain considerable areas of the more 

 sandy members of this series. These and the upland soils both con- 

 tribute to the success of bean production. 



In New York State, the connection between the soils of the Clyde 

 series and the production of beans is not so close, chiefly because the 

 larger areas of the Clyde soils are not so well drained either natu- 

 rally or artificially as in more western occurrences. 



The soil surveys which have been made in both States show that 

 for bean production the more sandy soils of the series and the better 

 drained areas of the Clyde loam are the soils of the series most suc- 

 cessfully used for bean growing. Beans are not reported as a princi- 

 pal crop upon any of the types more dense than the loam, while the 

 larger acreages are always found on the Clyde sandy loam and Clyde 

 fine sandy loam. From the soil survey reports it is possible to give a 

 general idea of the average yields from the different soil types of 

 the Clyde series. The bean yields upon the Clyde sand are obtained 

 from a small acreage only, but average from 12 to 16 bushels per 



