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Variety No. of growers who reported it. 



Wine sap ^4 



Albemarle 12 



12 



York 



Bonuia 



5 



Grimes 4 



Ben Davis 4 



Stayman Wine sap 3 



Arkansas 2 



Rome 2 



All these varieties were reported satisfactory. It 

 is probable that Porters sandy loam occurs outside of the 

 Bedford area. 



Porters black loam is a loose, mellow, dark-brown 

 to jet-black loam, averaging about 12 inches in depth. The 

 subsoil is a loam of slightly heavier texture and of a 

 light-brown to yellowish color. The depth of the subsoil 

 ranges from 36 inches on the tops and slopes of the mount- 

 ains to many feet in depth in the coves. The color of the 

 soil is due in some measure to the presence of comparatively 

 large proportions of organic matter. This forest mold also 

 probably accounts for the mellowness of the soil. Frequently 

 rock fragments are found on the surface and in both the soil 

 and subsoil to the amount of about 20 per cent. Porters 

 black loam is a residual soil derived from granite, gneiss 

 and schist. Locally Porters black loam is called "pippin 

 land" or "black land". It is found in the mountain coves, on 

 the slopes and mountain tops at elevations greater than 800 

 feet. 



