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loamy sand bears 53.2 acres, or 16.4 per cent of its area in this crop. 

 All three types are decidedly sandy to a depth of 2 feet or more. All 

 three are underlain at a depth ranging from 30 inches to 4 feet by 

 more retentive layers. None of the gravelly soils is used to any 

 extent for this crop. 



Cantaloupes. — Cantaloupes are of less importance than the fore- 

 going crops, but are still grown to quite an extent in southern New 

 Jersey. 



The Sassafras sand leads in acreage, carrying 93.1 acres, or 9.9 

 per cent of its area, in cantaloupes. The Sassafras coarse sandy 

 loam is the only other type upon which cantaloupes are important. 



The truck crops of secondary importance show some interesting 

 soil relationships. 



Gahhage. — The crop maps show a total acreage of 57.7 acres in 

 the four areas. The Sassafras loam leads in cabbage production, 

 with 31.1 acres, and the CoUington fine sandy loam is second, with 

 13.3 acres. These two soils are the only important cabbage soils rep- 

 resented. It is known that soils of the Keansburg series are quii e 

 extensively used for growing the crop. It may easily be seen that 

 the heavier loams are preferred for cabbage production. The most 

 notable exception, not shown in the tables, would be that sandy 

 loam soils in a moist position are also chosen for cabbage growing. 



WaterTnelons. — Melons are now grown to a limited extent in the 

 southern New Jersey trucking regions, although formerly the crop 

 was of considerable importance. Only 47.5 acres were encountered 

 in the four detailed surveys. Over one-half of this total occurred 

 on the Sassafras sand, which carried 24.7 acres, or 2.6 per cent of its 

 area, in this crop. All other occurrences of the crop are of minor 

 importance. 



Peyyers. — The pepper crop is of considerable importance in other 

 sections of southern New Jersey, but only a small area fell within 

 the limits of the detailed surveys. Considerably over one-half of 

 the total acreage in peppers occurs on the Sassafras sand. The other 

 areas are scattering. 



Beans. — Two types lead in the production of beans. These are 

 strongly contrasted in texture. The Sassafras sand ca-rried 19 

 acres and. the Sassafras loam, 11.4 acres, or a total of 38 acres in 

 beans. It is known that if the surveys had been made at a slightly 

 earlier period of the season added areas of beans would have been 

 mapped. The significance of the present figures is, therefore, small. 

 The production of lima beans for canning has already been noted as 

 an exceptional cropping practice on the Sassafras loam near Free- 

 hold. 



