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BULLETIN 677, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



because of topographic position, are grouped in the loam and sandy 

 loam group. One type is intermediate in texture and water-holding 

 capacity, and this forms the fine sandy loam group. 



The relationships of the dominant and of the subordinate soils to 

 crop production and the relationships of the three groups to each 

 other are shown in Table X : , 



Table X. — Proportion of total area and of the area of each type occupied hy 

 various crops and groups of crops in the four detailed areas. 



DOMINANT SOILS. 



Soil and soil group. 



Total 

 area 

 meas- 

 ured. 



Area 



in 



crops, 



etc. 



Truck crops. 



General farm 

 crops. 



Fruit crops. 



No annual 

 crops. 



Acres. 



Per 

 cent. 



Acres. 



Per 

 cent. 



Acres. 



Per 

 cent. 



Acres. 



Per 



cent. 



I. Sand and Coarse Sandy 



Loam Group. 

 Sassafras sand 



Acres. 

 934.8 

 115.9 

 317.3 



117.8 

 908.2 



Acres. 

 940.5 

 117.8 

 319.2 



119.7 

 932.9 



693.5 



77.9 



207.1 



66.5 

 499.6 



73.6 

 66.0 

 65.0 



55.4 

 53.5 



81.7 

 36.1 

 89.3 



43.7 

 342.0 



8.7 

 30.6 

 28.0 



36.4 

 36.6 



72.2 

 1.9 

 9.5 



1.9 

 55.1 



7.6 

 1.6 

 3.0 



1.6 

 6.0 



93.1 



1.9 



13.3 



7.6 

 36.1 



9.9 



Sassafras coarse sand 



Colts Neck loamy sand 



Sassafras gravelly coarse 



1.6 

 4.2 



6.4 



Sassafras coarse sandy loam . 



3.9 



' 



2,394.0 



2, 430. 1 



1,544.6 



63.6 



592.8 



24.4 



140.6 



5.8 



152.0 



6.2 



II. Pine Sandy Loam 

 Group. 



Collington fine sandy loam . . 



275.5 



279.3 



144.4 



51.7 



70.3 



25.1 



30.4 



10.9 



34.2 



12.3 





275.5 



279.3 



144.4 



51.7 



7C.3 



25.1 



30.4 



10.9 



34.2 



12.3 



III. Loam and Sandy 

 Loam Group. 



3,024.5 



245.1 



1, 487. 4 



77.9 



108.3 



3,041.2 



250.8 



1, 510. 1 



79.8 



115.9 



1,235.6 



79.8 



605.4 



22.8 



34.2 



40.6 

 31.8 

 40.1 



28.6 



29.6 



1,523.9 

 115.9 

 646.1 



32.3 



45.6 



50.1 

 46.5 

 42.7 



40.3 



39.3 



146.6 



13.3 



120.2 



7.6 



30.4 



4.8 

 5.3 

 8.0 



9.5 



26.2 



135.1 



41.8 

 138.4 



17.1 



5.7 



4.4 



Portsmouth sandy loam 



Sassafras sandy loam 



Colts Neck gravelly sandy 



16.7 

 9.2 



21.4 



Collington sandy loam (deep 

 phase) .... 



4.9 







- 



4, 943. 2 



4, 997. 8 



1,977.8 



39.6 



2, 363. 8 



47.3 



318.1 



6.4 



33S.1 



6.7 



SUBORDINATE SOILS. 



IV. All Textures.! 



Collington sand 



Colts Neck sandy loam 



Collington sandy loam 



Sassafras fine sandy loam.. . 

 Collington flhe sandy loam 



(eroded phase) I . . . 



Colts Neck loam 



Collington loam 



Elkton loam 



Collington clay loam 



Collington gravelly sandy 



loam 



281.2 

 65.9 

 53.3 

 13.3 



19.0 

 68.5 

 46.1 

 30.4 

 15.4 



615.9 



283.1 

 65.7 

 55.9 

 13.3 



19.0 



68.2 

 42.4 

 30.4 

 15.3 



22.8 



17.1 

 13.1 

 12.7 



n.4 



11.4 



12.2 



32.0 



9.5 



5.6 



15.2 



6.0 

 20.0 



22.8 

 87.5 



60.0 

 18.0 

 75.5 

 31.3 

 36.6 



66.7 



60.8 

 47.0 

 24.2 



7.6 

 52.4 



9.4 

 17.1 



4.1 



3.8 



140.2 I 22.8 226.4 



21.9 

 71.5 

 43.3 



20.9 



1.6 



17.1 



40.0 

 76.8 

 22.1 

 56.3 

 26.8 



16.7 



1.0 

 3.8 

 5.6 



36. 8 I 50. 



7.4 



2.5 



30.2 



2.3 

 12.5 

 36.6 



184.3 

 4.0 

 1.9 

 1.9 



199.5 



SUMMARY. 



I. Sand and coarse sandy 



loam group 



II. Fine sandy loam group . 

 III. Loam and sandy loam 

 group 



2,394.0 

 275.5 



4 943.2 



2,430.1 1,544.6 

 279. 3 144. 4 



i QQ7 S 1 077 S 



63.6 

 51.7 



39.6 



22.8 



592.8 

 70.3 



2,363.8 



226.4 



24.4 

 25.1 



47.3 



36.8 



140.6 

 30.4 



318.1 



50.0. 



5.8 

 10.9 



6.4 



8.1 



152.0 

 34.2 



338.1 



199.5 



6.2 

 12.3 



6.7 



IV. Subordinate soils, all 

 textures 



615.9 616.1 140.2 



32.3 







All types, four detailed 

 areas 



8,228.6 



8,323.3 3,807.0 



45.7 



3, 253. 3 



39.1 



539.1 



6.5 



723.8 



8.7 







1 Freneau loam, of Freehold area, omitted 



