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Variety Number of growers reporting it. 



Wine sap 40 



York 



27 



Ben Davis 22 



Stayman Winesap 13 



Arkansas 13 



Albemarle il 



Rome 



9 



Grimes 7 



fionum 5 



Jonathan 3 



It seemed to be the general opinion of the growers 

 that most varieties of red apples succeed well on this heavy 

 type of soil. However, both Grimes and Albemarle are grown 

 to a limited extent on Cecil clay. Grapes do well on the 

 Green Mountain area which is composed of Cecil clay. The 

 more loamy areas having an eastern exposure are best suited 

 to vineyards. The soil is generally too heavy for peaches. 



Cecil loam . varies greatly in color, yellowish, light 

 or dark brown, reddish-brown or red color is met with in 

 different localities. The depth of the surface soil varies 

 from 6 to 12 inches, with an average depth of 10 inches. 

 There is usually some fine sand in the soil, which is occas- 

 ionally great enough to give the soil a somewhat sandy char- 

 acter. The subsoil also varies in color and texture. There 

 are two principal phases. The typical one is yellowish, 

 occasionally slightly reddish, loam, grading into the rotten 

 rock (a mica schist) at a depth generally less than 36 inches. 



