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BULLETIN 1005, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Sassafras loam and fine sandy loam are used for onion culture. Of 

 the 15 growers reporting, 10 prefer a sandy loam soil, and 5 a loam 

 soil. For the early spring crop this preference is believed to be well 

 founded. 



RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SPECIAL CROPS AND DEFINITE SOIL TYPES. 



Table XIV summarizes the results of the surveys of the Churchland, 

 Diamond Springs, and Onley areas for spring and summer crop 

 conditions. 



Table XIV. — Proportion of total area and of the area of each soil type occupied by various 

 crops and groups of crops: Churchland area, Va., June, 1916; Diamond Springs area, 

 Va., June, 1916; Onley area, Va., July, 1916. 



Crop and group of crops. 



All soils. 



Sassafras 

 coarse 

 sandy 

 loam. 



Sassafras 

 sandy 

 loam. 



Sassafras 



fine 



sandy 



loam. 



Sassafras 

 loam. 



Norfolk 

 coarse 

 sandy 

 loam. 





Acres. 



Per 

 cent. 



Acres. 



Per 



cent. 



Acres. 



Per 

 cent. 



Acres. 



Per 

 cent. 



Acres. 



Per 

 cent. 



Acres. 



Per 

 cent. 





455.6 



309.4 



61.2 



49.0 



15.1 



10.7 



7.0 



3. 2 



2, 400.' 



1, 135. 6 



394.7 



316.4 



260.8 



123.8 



70.2 



98.5 



1,903.8 



1,273.3 



360.1 



235. 3 



34.0 



1.1 



9.6 



6.5 



1.3 



1.0 



.3 



.2 



.2 



.1 



50.4 



23.9 



8.3 



6.6 



5.5 



2.6 



1.5 



2.0 



40.0 



26.8 



7.6 



5.0 



.6 



.0 



29.1 



26.4 



2.7 



10.5 

 9.5 

 1.0 



91.0 



55.8 



24.2 



7.2 



11.8 



7.2 



3.2 



.9 



41.8 

 30.3 

 2.2 



12.1 



8.8 



.6 



2.5 



2.4 



13. 5 

 10.9 

 2.6 



4 6 





3 7 



Hay and pasture 







.9 





2.5 



2.4 





Wheat 







9.3 



2.7 













1.4 



.2 

































2.4 



435.8 



235.0 



13.2 



173.4 



.3 



56.4 



30.4 



1.7 



22.4 

















152.6 

 12.7 



100.3 

 8.0 

 16.9 

 10.0 



54.8 

 4.5 



36.1 

 2.9 

 6.0 

 3.6 



178. 2. 



97.1 



6.2 



.51.8 



28.2 



1.8 



69.3 



4.8 

 24.4 



5.5 

 22.7 



3.6 

 . 5 



7.8 

 31.1 

 11.8 

 16.7 



2.6 



67.3 1? 



68 3 





4.7 

 23.7 



5.3 

 22.0 



3.5 

 . 5 



7.6 

 30.2 

 11.5 

 16.2 



2.5 



63.2 

 80.0 



1.8 

 50.6 



1.5 

 . .4 



1.3 

 78.8 

 56.4 

 10.2 



6.5 



5. 7 







27 6 





.6 





18.9 

 12.3 

 27.7 

 16.0 

 124.2 

 45.6 

 42.7 

 35.2 

 .7 



5.5 

 3.6 

 8.1 

 4.6 

 36.1 

 13.3 

 12.4 

 10.3 



17.4 









.5 









.1 



All other vegetables 



4.7 

 96.5 

 58.2 

 21.8 

 12.7 



3.8 



1.7 

 34.7 

 21.0 

 7.8 

 4.6 

 1.3 



14.2 



246.2 

 180.2 



7.8 

 55.2 



3.0 



1.9 



31.8 



23.3 



1.0 



7.1 



.4 



.4 

 27.1 



Forest 



19.4 

 3.5 



Gardens and grounds 



2.2 

 2.0 



































4,759.4 



100.0 



278.2 





774.0 





344.2 







102.9 





291.1 













Crop and group of crops. 



Norfolk 



fine sandy 



loam. 



Norfolk 

 loam. 



Norfolk 

 silt loam. 



Norfolk 

 fine sand. 



Norfolk 



gravelly 



sandy loam. 



Norfolk 



gravelly 



loam. 





Acres. 



Per 

 cent. 



Acres. 



Per 

 cent. 



Acres. 



Per 

 cent. 



Acres. 



Per 

 cent. 



Acres. 



Per 

 cent. 



Acres. 



Per 

 cent. 





9.2 



2.8 



1.9 

 .6 



57.4 



44.0 



4.0 



11.6 

 8.9 



.8 











1.4 



4.1 



38.7 

 32.8 



14.6 













12.4 













1.4 



1.1 



















3.3 



1.2 



Wheat 







5.8 

 3.6 



i.2 



.7 



































2.6 



1.0 





6.4 

 438.3 

 299.0 

 31.2 



1.3 

 89.8 

 61.2 



6.4 



















67.2 



6.0 



41.1 



1.5 



14.0 



1.7 



.4 



2.5 



370.8 



200.3 



165. 6 



3.1 



1.8 



13.6 



1.2 



8.3 



.3 



2.8 



.4 



.1 



.5 



74.9 



40.4 



33.5 



.6 



.4 







6.4 

 6.4 



68.8 

 68.8 



3.9 



.2 



3.5 



11.2 



.6 



10.0 



95. 2 



14.2 



18.1 



6.9 



6.6 



25.1 



5.1 



19.2 



130.1 



65. l 



41.'.) 

 13.8 

 9.3 



36.1 









5.4 









6.8 













2.6 





48.8 

 34.4 

 11.8 

 13.1 

 40.8 

 .8 

 13.1 

 26.9 



10.0 

 7.0 

 2.4 

 2.8 

 8.3 

 .2 

 2.6 

 5.5 











.2 



.6 



2.5 













9.5 

















1.9 



All other vegetables 















7.4 



9.0 



100.0 



2.9 



31.2 



29.3 



25.5 



1.8 



.4 

 1.6 



84.7 



73.7 



5.2 



1.1 



4.7 



49.3 





21.7 





9.0 



100.0 



.7 

 2.2 



7.5 

 23.7 



15.9 





5.2 









3.5 





















488.3 





495.4 





9.0 





9.3 





34.6 





264. 









