SOILS OF SOUTHERN ISTEW JERSEY AND THEIR USES. 



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is covered by three types. These are the Sassafras coarse sandy 

 loam, 37.5 per cent; the Sassafras sandy loam, 25,6 per cent; and the 

 Colts Neck loamy sand, 12.8 per cent. 



USES OF SOILS. 



The table showing the extent of the different soil types gives an 

 indication of the prevalently sandy nature of the soils included in 

 the Swedesboro area. Table IX, giving crop acreages, reflects the 

 nature of the soils, since it shows that 52.6 per cent of the total area 

 of occupied land is given to the growing of truck crops, while only 

 37.1 per cent is utilized for the general farm crops. 



Table IX. — Proportion of total area and of the area of each soil type occupied 

 hy various crops and groups of crops, Swedesboro area. 



Crop group and crop. 



All types. 



Acres. 



Per 



cent. 



Sassafras 



coarse sandy 



loam. 



Acres. 



Per 

 cent. 



Sassafras 

 sandy loam. 



Acres. 



Per 

 cent. 



Colts Neck 

 loamy sand. 



Acres. 



Per 



cent. 



Collington 



fine sandy 



loam. 



Acres. 



Per 

 cent. 



General farm crops 



Corn 



Hay 



Alfalfa 



Pasture 



Rye 



Cowpeas 



Wheat 



Oats 



Truck crops 



Sweet potatoes 



Tomatoes 



Asparagus 



Potatoes 



Cantaloupes 



Watermelons 



Squash and pumpkins. . 



Peppers 



Onions 



Eggplant 



Miscellaneous vegetables 



Fruit crops 



Orchard 



Berries 



No annual crop 



Garden and grounds 



Forest 



Nocrop 



Grand total 



923.4 



385.7 



264.1 



45.6 



138.7 



41.8 



36.1 



7.6 



3.8 



1,311.0 



560.5 



364.8 



191.9 



55.1 



55.1 



26.6 



24.7 



15.2 



7.6 



5.7 



3.8 



102.6 

 93.1 

 9.5 



153.9 

 81.7 

 41.8 

 30.4 



37.1 

 15.5 

 10.6 

 1.8 

 5.6 

 1.7 

 1.4 

 .3 

 .2 



52.6 



22.5 



14.7 



7.7 



2.2 



2.2 



1.1 



1.1 



.6 



.3 



.2 



.2 



4.1 

 3.7 



.4 



6.1 

 3.2 

 1.7 

 1.2 



342.0 



123.5 



123.5 



15.2 



41.8 



26.6 



1.9 



7.6 



1.9 



499.7 



205.2 



121.6 



91.2 



19.0 



34.2 



7.6 



1.9 



3.8 



7.6 



3.8 



3.8 



55.1 



45.6 

 9.5 



36.1 



22.8 



7.6 



5.7 



36.6 

 13.2 

 13.2 

 1.6 

 4.5 

 2.9 



275.5 

 127.3 

 83.6 

 15.2 

 32.3 

 5.7 

 11.4 



43.2 

 20.0 

 13.1 

 2.4 

 5.0 

 .9 

 1.8 



89.3 

 32.3 

 26.6 

 3.8 



28.0 

 10.1 

 8.3 

 1.2 



7.6 

 17.1 



2.4 

 5.4 



.8 



53.5 



22.0 



13.0 



9.8 



2.0 



3.7 



.8 



.2 



.4 



.8 



.4 



.4 



6.0 

 5.0 

 1.0 



3.9 

 2.5 



304.0 

 155.8 

 89.3 

 20.9 

 17.1 

 3.8 

 3.8 

 9.5 

 3.8 



47.6 



24.4 



14.0 



3.3 



2.6 



.6 



.6 



1.5 



.6 



207.1 



79.8 



55.1 



53.2 



1.9 



7.6 



5.7 



1.9 



.6 



65.0 



25.0 



17.3 



16.7 



.6 



2.4 



1.8 



.6 



1.9 



24.7 

 24.7 



3.9 

 3.9 



9.5 

 9.5 



3.0 

 3.0 



34.2 



26.6 

 5.7 

 1.9 



5.3 



4.1 



.9 



.3 



13.3 



7.6 

 1.9 

 3.8 



4.2 



2.4 



.6 



1.2 



34.2 



22.8 



1.9 



1.9 



7.6 



76.0 

 30.4 

 30.4 

 11.4 



1.9 

 1.9 



17.1 



11.4 



5.7 



2,490.9 



932.9 



638.4 



319.2 



26.9 



17.9 



1.5 



1.5 



6.0 



59.8 



23.9 



23.9 



9.0 



1.5 

 1.5 



13.4 

 9.0 



4.4 

 100.0 



Hyde sandy loam (in pasture and hay), 7.6 acres. 

 Freneau loam (chiefly in pasture), 79.8 acres. 

 Rough broken land (chiefly in forest), 57 acres. 



