There were mapyed on the farm eight types of soil. 
While in their distridution they follow general laws, 
their distribution is rather intricate and in some cases 
rather hard to account for. The Dunkirk Clay and the 
Volusia loam are the chief and important types. 
Miami Loam. 
The silami Loam is a brown or black silty loam soil, 
Six to ten inches deep. omall amounts of sand are yresent, 
and in small areas sand predominates in the soil. Only very 
Small amounts of gravel are present. The subsoil to a 
depth of three feet is a chocolate brown to brownish yellow 
in color, and sligntly mottled. It is silty in texture 
becoming more clayey as the depth increases. 
This soil occurs along the old flood plain of the 
Keshneyua Creek. It consists of glacial material worked 
over and dejosited by the creek as it has cut its way down 
through the material filling the old valley. § As the creek 
has swung from side to side of the valley it has left this 
material as a terrace. The source of this soil is very 
evident when it is noticed that its western and upper 
boundary is plainly the limit or the meanders of the creek. 
This soil is level. On account of the Lact that it lies 
low, and on the account of the shallowness or the small 
