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The smoother and less stony slopes of this soil are 

 well adopted to fruit growing. Many orchards have come into 

 hearing on this soil. Peaches do well, the most successful 

 varieties being Elberta and Bilyeu. Slopes with an elevation 

 of 1000 to 1500 feet are best for peaches. Apples do well on 

 this soil. The following varieties are reported: Albemarle, 

 Wine sap, Ben Davis, Arkansas, Bonum and Grimes. This soil 

 produces apples of fine quality. Porters sand needs to be 

 fertilized in order to keep the orchards in good condition. 



Porters sandy loam is found upon the tops and slopes 

 of the mountains. The soil varies from a gray sand to a 

 yellowish gray sandy loam about 10 inches in depth. The sub- 

 soil is yellowish sand, sometimes a reddish sand, the sand 

 becoming coarser at lower depths. Rock fragments are found 

 in both the soil and the subsoil. Rocks and bowlders are 

 found upon the surface also. There are 46,150 acres of this 

 soil in the Bedford area and it comprises 11.4 per cent of 

 this area. Porters sandy loam is well adapted to peaches 

 and grapes. Apples do well on this soil. Some idea of the 

 adaptation of varieties of apples to this type of soil may 

 be had from the following data. 



