UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

 BULLiETIN No. 677 



Contilbation from the Bureau of Soils 

 MILTON WHITNEY. Chief 



Washington, D. C. PROFESSIONAL PAPER October 24, 1918 



SOILS OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY 

 AND THEIR USES 



By 

 J. A. BONSTEEL, Scientist in the Soil Suirey 



CONTENTS 



Page 



Character of the Region 1 



General View of the Soil-Crop Relations of Southern New Jeraej .... 9 



Detailed Soil and Crop Maps 14 



Soil and Crop Survey of the Freehold Area 16 



Soil and Crop Survey of the Hartford Area . 25 



Soil and Crop Surrey of the Thorofare Area 34 



Soil and Crop Survey of the Swedesboro Area 42 



Comparison of the DetaUed Areas 64 



Freehold and Swedesboro Areas Contrasted 55 



Hartford and Thorofare Areas Contrasted 56 



Relation of Soils to Crop Uses in the Detailed Areas 57 



Relationship Between Special Crops and Definite Soil Types in the Detailed Areas . 61 



Soil Preferences Expressed by Farmers ..65 



Comparison of Ebcpressed Preferences with Results of Surveys 70 



Soil and Crop Geography 72 



Review of SoU Uses In Southern New Jersey by Series, Classes, and Types of Soils 72 



Conclusion 76 



WASHINGTON 

 GOVERNMENT PRINTING QWICB 



1918 



