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ly overlies the stiff, red clay subsoil. Both the soil and 

 the subsoil carry fragments of quartz and these fragments ap- 

 pear also on the surface. 



Cecil sandy loam is a residual soil derived from the 

 weathering of granites and other igneous and metamorphic 

 rocks. This soil generally accurs in small irregular and 

 broken areas. It is found on the level uplands, and slopes 

 of the rolling plateau, and it extends up the mountain slopes 

 to an elevation rarely exceeding 800 feet. The distribution 

 of Cecil sandy loam is given below. 



Area of Cecil Sandy Proportional 

 Loam Acres extent per cent 



Albemarle Area, Harrisonburh Sheet 3,944 



n " Waynesboro n 38,912 5.2 



M " Buckingham w 5,952 



Bedford " 33,740 8.3 



Other regions not adapted to fruit growing also 

 have this type of soil. Cecil sandy loam is considered thin 

 or poor J however it responds readily to improvement. The 

 following table shows the order in which varieties are plant- 

 ed on this soil. 



Variety No. of growers reporting it 



Wine sap ~ 



York ° 



Stayman Wine sap 4 



Arkansas 4 



Ben Davis 3 



Bonum 2 



Albemarle 2 



