average. Excellent crops of hay are obtained, three 
and four tons ,er acre not being uncommon. Aside from these 
crops Volusia loam is better suited than any of the other 
types to intertilled croys, corn and beans give excellent 
yields, and sotatoes do very well. This soil seems Well 
adapted to apples. In 1826 an orenard was planted on the 
farm surveyed. But afew of the trees have yet gone out. 
In general this orchard has not received any care, but it 
yields fruit of good quality with a good degree of regularity 
and the trees are exceedingly large. A few years ago a 
young apple orchard was set out and up to date has done 
remarkably well. A peaeh and plum orchard aldgohave grown 
ose 
good trees and, ylelded several good crops. A vineyard of 
Niagara grapes did excellently for twelve years, and ylelded 
large crops. The peach orchard and vineyard on the farm 
have not been entirely successful. This is not do to poor 
soil conditions but to a bad location which has several 
times resulted in injury by frost. 
The Volusia loam is then a general all round soil 
Suited to many crops, especially grasses and cereals. It 
works easily, in most places is well drained, and gives 
good yields. It responds most readily to avvlications 
of sodium nitrate and green manure. It is well supplied 
with humus. Originally this tybe was covered with deciduous 
trees and an abundant herbage. In this way a large 
