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BULLETIN 677, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table VII. 



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

 by various crops and groups of crops, Thorofare Area. 



Crop group and crop. 



All soils. 



Acres. 



Per 



cent. 



Sassafras 

 sand. 



Acres . 



Per 

 cent. 



Sassafras 

 sandy loam. 



Acres. 



Per 



cent. 



Portsmouth 

 sandy loam. 



Per 

 cent. 



Collington 



fine sandy 



loam. 



Acres. 



Per 



cent. 



General farm crops. 



Corn 



Hay 



Alfalfa 



Pasture 



Oats 



Rye 



Wlieat 



Truck crops 



Asparagus 



Sweet potatoes 



Tomatoes 



Cantaloupes 



Potatoes 



Peppers 



Eggplant 



Watermelons 



Onions 



Beans 



Cabbage 



Cucumbers 



Squash. . . .,. 



Miscellaneous vegetables. 



Fruit crops.. 

 Orchard. 

 Berries.. 



No annual crops 



Garden and grounds . 



Forest , 



No crop 



260.3 

 102.6 

 95.0 

 7.6 

 7.6 

 19.0 

 15.2 

 13.3 



855.0 



195.7 



165.3 



146.3 



104.5 



57.1 



34.2 



30.4 



26.6 



24.7 



20.9 



13.3 



13.3 



11.4 



11.4 



121.6 



117.8 



8.1 



121.6 

 81.7 

 28.5 

 11.4 



19.1 

 7.6 

 7.0 

 .5 

 .5 

 1.4 

 1.1 

 1.0 



62.9 



14.4 



12.2 



10.7 



7.7 



4.2 



2.5 



2.2 



2.0 



1.9 



1.5 



1.0 



1.0 



9.0 



9.0 



6.0 



2.1 



.9 



81.7 



51.3 



15.2 



7.6 



8.7 

 5.5 

 1.6 



127.3 



41.8 

 43.7 



51.1 

 16.8 

 17.5 



47.5 



9.5 



32.3 



38.5 



7.7 

 26.2 



8.3 



'as 



1.9 



5.7 



693.5 



191.9 



153.9 



104.5 



93.1 



1.9 



26.6 



26.6 



24.7 



19.0 



19.0 



1.9 



11.4 



9.5 



9.5 



72.2 

 72.2 



7.3.6 



20.4 



16.4 



11.1 



9.9 



.2 



2.8 



2.8 



2.6 



2.0 



2.0 



.2 



1.2 



1.0 



1.0 



7.6 

 7.6 



3.8 

 17.1 



9.5 

 11.4 



77.9 

 1.9 

 7.6 



26.6 

 5.7 



32.3 

 1.9 

 1.9 



1.5 



6.9 

 3.8 

 4.6 



31.2 



. 7 



3.1 



10'. 7 



2.3 



13.0 



.7 



.7 



3.8 



1.9 



49.4 

 1.9 

 3.8 

 5.7 



1.5 



39.7 

 1.5 

 3.1 

 4.6 



34.2 



75.0 



93.1 

 66.5 

 17.1 

 9.6 



7.1 

 1.8 

 1.0 



36.1 



34.2 



1.9 



7.6 

 7.6 



14.5 

 13.8 



.7 



3.0 

 3.0 



5.7 

 1.9 

 1.9 

 1.9 

 1.9 

 9.5 

 1.9 

 1.9 

 1.9 



7.6 

 1.9 



17.1 

 3.8 



11.4 

 •1.9 



7.7 

 4.6 

 1.5 

 1.5 

 1.5 

 1.5 

 7.7 

 1.5 

 1.5 

 1.5 



7.7 

 6.2 

 1.5 



13.8 

 3.1 

 9.2 

 1.5 



9.5 

 5.7 

 13.3 



20.8 

 12.5 

 29.2 



3.8 



'i.'g' 



8.3 

 'iJO 



"8.3 

 8.3 



8.3 

 8.3 



Grand total 1,358.5 100.0 940.5 



123.5 



9.7 



45.6 I 99.9 



Swamp (chiefly pasture), 79.8 acres. 



Rough broken "land (chiefly forest), 43.7 acres. 



Several important facts are made evident by this table: First, the 

 truck crops occupy 62.9 per cent of the total cropped area while the 

 general farm crops cover but 19.1 per cent. Second, the four crops 

 of greatest acreage are asparagus, sweet potatoes (figures 16 and IT), 

 tomatoes, and cantaloupes (figure 18). It is not until fifth place is 

 reached that a general farm crop appears. Corn occupies this posi- 

 tion. It should be stated that the field crop, or "horse corn," as it 

 is locally known, and some areas of sweet corn, a truck crop, were 

 both mapped under the single heading. If alfalfa and other classes 

 pf hay are combined, the total acreage in hay exactly equals the total 

 acreage in corn. Third, the variety in cropping is also notable 

 (figures 19 and 20). Thirteen different truck crops are grown to an 

 extent sufficient to justify separate mapping within this area of less 

 than 1,500 acres. Seven general farm crops are also grown and or- 

 chards occupy an important area. Fourth, the small area covered by 

 forest and by land not in crops is noteworthy. In fact the area 

 given to the necessary grounds and gardens of the homestead is 



