60 BULLETIN 141, U. S. DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE. 



Sugar beets are the most important special crop. A large part of 

 the eastern-grown sugar beets is produced upon the Clyde loam, fine 

 sandy loam, and sandy loam, and even upon the better drained areas 

 of the silty clay loam and the clay. The average yields from the 

 different types show that the tonnage and sugar content of the beets 

 grown upon the Clyde loam and Clyde clay are usually greater than 

 upon any other soils of this or other soil series. 



Beans constitute another special crop grown upon the better- 

 drained areas of the soils of the Clyde series, particularly upon the 

 Clyde loam and more sandy types. Good drainage is the chief 

 essential to the production of large yields. 



Cabbage, onions, celery, and chicory are locally grown for nearby 

 city markets or for shipment. 



Drainage is the most important of all forms of soil improvement 

 upon the soils of the Clyde series. Proper drainage not only increases 

 the yields of crops now grown but also widens the crop adaptations 

 of the different soil types. 



Extensive areas of the soils of the Clyde series have been brought 

 under cultivation by means of artificial drainage. Other areas still 

 remain undrained. In the case of these soils the cost of tile drainage 

 is usually repaid within a short time by increased crop yields. 



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