a Tine loan, but such cases -re of small extent, The subsoil 
consists cf a heavy vellow loam which grades inty ¢lay loam 
af an averace depth of thirty inches, The mmount of stones 
present in both surface and subescil varies greatiy. From 25 
to 40 percent of chert, quartzite, end hardened sandstone, a 
are commoniy Tound, and the amount is greater than this in 
lecal patches. Some of the ridges are covered to such an 
extent with chert, tnrat no fine soil can be seen, Apple trees 
are reported to do particularly well in tnese localities, 
They grow very vigorously and bear at an early age. The Hager: 
town stony loam is derived from a cherty form of limestone, 
and thre principal part of the stone content of the soil cone 
sists of fragments of chert which were originally imbedded in 
fhe parent limestone rock, These solls, where the toporraphy 
is such as +o secure good drainage, are best adapted to the 
production of apples and peaches. 
ine surface soil of the Porter's stony loam consists cf 
lient to heavy brown loam, or occessionally clay loam from 
eipet fo twelve irches deen, “ne immediate subsoil is heavy 
loam, ut with increasing depth, this material grades into « 
clar loam which usually extends to « depth of thirty six 
imehes, toaovehn in places if is replaced b= a light red e@elay 
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