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BULLETIN 677, U. S. DEPAETMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



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

 various crops and groups of crops, Swedesboro area — Continued. 



Crop group and crop. 



Sassafras grav- 

 elly coarse 

 sandy loam. 



Per 

 cent. 



Sassafras coarse 

 sand. 



Per 

 cent. 



Portsmouth 

 sandy loam. 



Acres. 



Per 

 cent.' 



Colts Neck 



gravelly sandy 



loam. 



Acres. 



Per 

 cent. 



General farm crops. 



Corn 



Hay 



Alfalfa 



Pasture 



Rye 



Truck crops 



Sweet potatoes 



Tomatoes. 



Asparagus 



Potatoes 



Cantaloupes 



Watermelons 



Squash and pumpkins , 

 Peppers 



Fruit crops . . 

 Orchard - 



No annual crop 



Garden and grounds . 



Forest.. .T 



No crop 



Grand total. 



43.7 



24.7 



7.6 



1.9 



7.6 



36.4 



20.6 



6.3 



1.6 



6.3 



36.1 

 17.1 

 13.3 

 5.7 



30.6 

 14.5 

 11.3 



4.8 



55.1 

 11.4 

 3.8 



56.1 

 11.7 

 3.9 



32.3 



20.9 



3.8 



1.9 



40.3 

 26.1 

 4.7 

 2.4 



1.9 



66.5 



32.3 



19.0 



3.8 



3.8 



1.9 



1.6 



55.4 

 26.9 

 15.8 

 3.2 

 3.2 

 1.6 



77.9 



38.0 



20.9 



9.5 



66.0 



32.0 



17.8 



8.0 



19.0 

 1.9 



5.7 



3.8 



3.2 



5.7 



4.7 



1.9 

 1.9 



7.6 

 3.8 



1.6 

 1.6 



6.4 

 3.2 



3.8 

 1.9 



1.9 

 1.9 



1.9 

 1.9 



3.2 

 1.6 



1.6 

 1.6 



1.6 

 1.6 



1.9 

 3.8 



1.9 

 1.9 



20.9 

 1.9 



15.2 

 3.8 



119.7 



19.5 

 2.0 



5.8 



5.8 



1.9 

 3.8 



22.8 

 11.4 

 3.8 

 1.9 



2.4 

 4.7 



28.5 

 14.3 

 4.7 

 2.4 



2.0 

 3.9 



2.0 

 2.0 



21.6 

 2.0 



15.7 

 3.9 



1.9 



3.8 



2.4 



4.7 



7.6 

 7.6 



17.1 

 1.9 



11.4 

 3.8 



9.5 

 9.5 



21.4 

 2.4 

 14.3 



4.7 



99.8 



79.8 



99.7 



Crop group and crop. 



Collington 



gravelly sandy 



loam. 



Collington fine 



sandy loam 

 (eroded phase). 



Sassafras fine 

 sandy loam. 



Sassafras 

 loam. 





Acres. 



Per 

 cent. 



Acres. 



Per 

 cent. 



Acres. 



Per 

 cent. 



Acres. 



Per 



cent. 





3.8 



16.7 



7.6 

 5.7 

 1.9 



11.4 

 3.8 



3.8 



40.0 

 30.0 

 10.0 



60.0 

 20.0 

 20.0 







3.8 



100 



Corn 











3.8 



15.2 

 1.9 

 9.5 

 3.8 



16.7 



66.7 



8.3 



41.7 



16.7 







3.8 



100 





11.4 



85.7 





Sweet potatoes 









5.7 

 3.8 



42.9 

 28.5 







Potatoes 









3.8 



20.0 













1.9 



1.9 

 1.9 



14.3 



14.3 

 14.3 







No annual crop 



3.8 

 1.9 

 1.9 



16.6 

 8.3 

 S.3 











Garden and grounds 































1 ' 



Grand total 



22.8 100.0 



19.0 



100.0 



13.3 100.0 



3.8 



100.0 















With reference to specific crops, sweet potatoes lead all other crops 

 in acreage, followed in order of extent by corn, tomatoes, and hay. 

 The large acreage of pasture arises from the fact that mowing lands 

 are grazed in rotation in this area before being plowed for the 

 growing of a tilled crop. Asparagus ranks next to these crops in 

 acreage, while the other truck crops are found in subordinate though 

 important acreages. 



As in the Thorofare area, the Irish potato crop is decidedly of 

 minor importance upon the sandy soils. 



