SOILS OF EASTERN VIRGINIA. 



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Table IV. 



-Proportion of total area and of the area of each soil type occupied by various 

 crops and groups of crops, Diamond Springs area, June, 1916. 



Crop and group of crops. 



All soils. 



Sassafras 



coarse sandy 



loam. 



Sassafras 



fine sandy 



loam. 



Sassafras 

 loam. 



Norfolk 



coarse sandy 



loam. 



Norfolk 

 loam. 





Acres. 



Per 

 cent. 



Acres. 



Per 



cent. 



Acres. 



Per 



cent. 



Acres. 



Per 



cent. 



Acres. 



Per 

 cent. 



Acres. 



Per 

 cent. 





240.4 

 14.8 



193.2 

 15.1 

 9.3 

 8.0 



674.7 



248.3 



21.1 



16.8 

 118.1 

 111.1 



71.7 



28.8 

 18.4 

 10.2 

 9.1 



8.0 



7.7 



5.4 



985.7 



573.4 



329.4 



55.3 



27.6 



12.6 



.8 

 10.1 

 .8 

 .5 

 .4 

 35.5 



[15. 1 



6.2 



5.8 



3.8 



1.5 



1.0 



.5 



.5 



.4 



.4 



.3 

 51.9 

 30.2 

 17.3 

 2.9 

 1.5 



29.1 



2.7 



26.4 



10.5 

 1.0 

 9.5 



41.8 

 2.2 



30.3 

 9.3 



27.1 

 1.4 



19.7 

 6.0 



2.5 



2.4 



13.5 

 2.6 

 10.9 



4.6 



.9 



3.7 



57.4 

 4.0 



44.0 

 5.8 

 3.6 



11.6 





.8 







8.9 



Wheat . . 







1.2 















.7 













2.5 

 69.3 

 (20.2 



U.2 



22.7 

 4.8 

 3.6 

 5.5 

 .5 

 .2 

 7.6 



2.4 

 67.3 



p.7 



22.0 

 4.7 

 3.5 

 5.3 

 . 5 

 .2 

 7.4 











152.6 

 (83.7 



116.4 

 ( -2 

 16.9 

 12.7 

 10.0 

 8.0 



54.8 



[36.1 



6.0 

 4.5 

 3.6 

 2.9 



23.5 



[•:': 



.2 

 6.0 

 10.2 



15.2 



!•■■ 



.1 



3.9 

 6.6 



198.8 



n 



9.3 



50.6 



63.2 



1.5 



1.8 



.4 



68.3 



p.6 



17.4 



21.7 



.5 



.6 



.1 



67.2 

 (40.4 



1.:!. 



14.0 

 6.0 

 1.7 

 1.5 



.4 



13.6 





1 



Strawberries and pota- 



1 8.3 



Strawberries and beans. 



J 



2.8 





1.2 





.4 





.3 





6.9 



4.5 



.1 































4.7 



1.7 





1.3 



.4 



1.5 



.3 



Pumpkin and squash . . 

 Miscellaneous truck 





























1.0 



370.8 



200.3 



165.6 



3.1 



1.8 



.2 



No annual crop 



Forest 



96.5 



58.2 



21.8 



12.7 



3.8 



34.7 



21.0 



7.8 



4.6 



1.3 



88.7 

 44.0 

 36.7 



57.6 

 28.6 



23 8 



31.1 



11.8 

 16.7 

 2.6 



30.2 

 11.5 

 16.2 

 2.5 



78.8 

 56.4 

 10.2 

 6.5 

 5.7 



27.1 

 19.4 

 3.5 

 2.2 

 2.0 



74.9 

 40.4 





33.5 



Garden and grounds. . . 



7. 3 4. 7 

 .7 .5 



.6 

 .4 











Grand total 



1, 900. 8 



100.0 



278.2 



100.0 



154.0 



99.9 



102.9 



99.9 



291.1 



100.0 



495.4 



100.1 



Crop and group of crops. 



Norfolk 



gravelly 



loam. 



Suffolk ! q,,flv,n- 



Norfolk 



gravelly 



sandy loam. 



Norfolk 

 silt loam. 



Swamp. 





Acres. 



Per 



cent. 



Acres. 



Per 



cent. 



Acres. 



Per 

 cent. 



Acres. 



Per 

 cent. 



Acres. 



Per 

 cent. 



Acres. 



Per 



cent. 



General farm crops 



38.7 



14.6 



12.8 



.4 



9.1 



17.6 



.5 



12.6 



43.2 



1.5 



39.7 



22.1 



.8 



20.3 



1.4 



1.4 



4.1 



4.1 





















Corn 



32.8 



12.4 











Wheat 















Oats 



2.6 



3.3 



95.2 



(15.7 



1.0 



1.2 



36.1 



I 6. 8 



2.5 

 5.4 

 9.5 

 2.6 

 1.9 

 3.5 

 .6 

 .2 

 2.1 



.9 

 49.3 

 24.7 

 15.9 

 5.2 

 . 3.5 



2.9 



.4 

 30.1 

 f 4.4 



3.1 

 3.1 



8.7 



3.5 



4.4 



.7 



4.0 



.5 



41.7 



1" 



4.3 

 4.3 

 12.0 

 4.8 

 6.1 

 1.0 



.2 



1.8 



34.1 



(13.5 



I -7 



3.8 



.9 



10.9 



1.6 



.7 



.1 

 .9 



17.4 



I 7.3 



2.0 

 .4 



5.6 

 .8 

 .3 















Cowpeas 















Truck crops 



3.9 



3.5 



.2 

 .2 



11.2 



10.0 



.6 

 .6 





















Strawberries and pota- 





Strawberries and beans. 

 Cabbage 



I 2.4 



6.6 



14.2 



25.1 



6.9 



5.1 



9.3 



1.5 



.5 



5.5 



2.4 



65.1 



41.9 



13.8 



9.3 





















Beans 

























Cucumbers 















Tomatoes 















Cantaloupe 



















Radish 























Pumpkin and squash . . 



1.5 



.7 

 29.3 

 14.2 

 8.0 

 3.1 

 4.0 



2.1 



1.0 



40.7 

 19.7 

 11.1 

 4.3 

 5.6 



.7 



1.3 

 117.6 

 97.9 

 13.2 



5.8 



.3 



.7 



60.3 



50.2 



6.8 



3.0 



•3 















Miscellaneous truck 















Forest 



29.3 

 25.5 



1.8 

 .4 



1.6 



84.7 



73.7 



5.2 



1.1 



4.7 



9.0 



100.0 



4.5 



100.0 





9.0 



166.6 



4.5 



100 



Garden and grounds . . . 





Orchard and vineyard. . 





















Grand total.... 



264.0 



100.0 



72.2 



100.0 



194.9 



99.8 



34.6 



100.0 



9.0 



100.0 



4.5 



100 







