71 



Variety No. of growers reporting it. 



York 15 



Ben Davis 12 



Stayinan Wine sap 7 



Wine sap 6 



Arkansas 4 



Albemarle 3 



Grimes 3 



Jonathan 1 



Black Ben D avis 1 



Hagerstown clay is a heavy brown to reddish -brown 

 loam or clay 12 inches deep, underlain by a stiff, tenacious 

 reddish -ye How, or red clay. The type occupies rolling val- 

 ley land and is derived from the weathering of pure massive 

 limestone. It is widely distributed in the Valley region of 

 the State. 



Area of Hagerstown Clay Proportional 



Acres. extent per cent 

 Albemarle area, Harrisonburg Sheet 25,920 2.9 

 Leesburg area 4,224 1.6 



Bedford Area 19,210 4.8 



Hagerstown clay is one of the strongest of the lime- 

 stone soils. It is fertile and productive. Apples are grown 

 rather extensively on this type of soil. The following data 

 will give some idea of the adaptation of varieties. 



Variety No. of growers reporting it. 



York 25 



Ben Davis 22 



Wine sap 12 



Crimes 11 



Stayman Wine sap 9 



Arkansas 7 



Black Ben Davis 5 



Rome 3 



Gano 2 



Jonathan 1 



