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52. Miami series. — The sand and the fine sand are the 

 best early truck soils of this section. The stony and 

 gravelly sandy loams are fairly good truck soils. 



53. Miscellaneous types. — The Custer silt loam pro- 

 duces profitable yields of beets, peas, cabbage and other 

 vegetables. Lexington silt loam is suited to vegetables. 

 Lynden fine sandy loam is well adapted to cabbage, cauli- 

 flower, carrots, garden peas, cucumbers and other vege- 

 tables. Madison loam does well when planted in cab- 

 bage, tomatoes and other truck crops. Portage sandy 

 loam and Portage silt loam are regarded as valuable for 

 vegetables. Rhinebeck loam produces good crops of cab- 

 bage. Whatcom silt loam produces profitable crops of 

 peas and cabbage and other garden crops. 



54. Glacial lake and river terraces. — U. S. Bureau of 

 Soils, Bui. 55, p. 153 : "Occurs in the glacial region, prin- 

 cipally as terraces around lakes, or along streams or as 

 deposits in areas which were formerly covered by water." 



55. Clyde series. — When well drained, these soils are 

 very productive. The loam is valued for cabbage and 

 canning crops. The clay loam is extensively used for 

 cabbage. "The fine sandy loam is a desirable truck soil 

 and is admirably adapted to cabbage, tomatoes, peas, 

 beans, cucumbers and potatoes." The gravelly sand and 

 fine sand are suited to truck crops. 



56. Dunkirk series. — The fine sand is valued for early 

 crops. The gravelly loam gives large yields of beans and 

 potatoes. There are large areas in New York and Ohio. 



57. Muck and peat. — In this region, 532,842 acres. 

 These soils are highly valued for the production of celery, 

 onions, peppermint, cabbage and lettuce. 



58. Pacific coast. — The sand and the fine sand of the 

 Fresno series are valued for vegetables under irrigation. 

 The Hanford series when well drained are good soils for 

 vegetables. Truck crops do well on the sandy loam of 

 the Maricopa series. The soils of the Oxnard series are 



