42 BULLETIN 677, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
sand, while they occupy 32.3 acres on the Sassafras sandy loam, a 
type of approximately one-fourth its total area. It is interesting to 
note that tomatoes are of almost equal importance upon the two 
_ types. But observation shows that the earliest pickings are made 
on the Sassafras sand while the medium early and the later crops 
are chiefly harvested from the Sassafras sandy loam. These rela- 
tionships to the growing of the potato and tomato crops are in ac- 
cord with the recorded facts of the Hartford area. The Sassafras 
sandy loam, therefore, may be characterized as a soil well suited to 
the production of the general farm crops and of considerable value 
for the production of the mid-season and later truck crops such as 
tomatoes and potatoes. It is an excellent soil for the use of the 
farmer who desires to combine the growing of special cash crops with 
the practice of general farming and fruit growing. 
Practically all of the Portsmouth sandy loam in the Thorofare 
area is so distributed in long, narrow areas that it does not receive - 
distinctive treatment. Yet it is worthy of note that the general farm 
crops and the truck crops are of almost equal area upon this soil. 
Hay occupies more than: one-fourth of the entire area of the type. 
Forested areas are next in extent. Corn is grown to an equal extent 
with cabbage and potatoes. Tomatoes and peppers are the only 
other important crops grown. Thus, the tendency is toward the 
growing of general farm crops and late truck crops upon the Ports- 
mouth sandy loam. Where properly drained, the type is well suited 
to this utilization. 
SOIL AND CROP SURVEY OF THE SWEDESBORO AREA. 
In order that a study might be made of the soils in an area largely 
devoted to the growing of sweet potatoes (figures 21 and 22) and 
tomatoes (figures 23, 24, 25, and 26) in addition to the genéral farm- 
ing crops, a detailed map of the soils and crops was made imme- 
diately north of Swedesboro, Gloucester County, in the summer of 
1915. The map represents the actual crops and soil conditions as 
they existed between the Ist of July and the 15th of August. 
The Swedesboro area is located on the Salem Branch of the West 
Jersey & Seashore Railroad, about 20 miles south of Camden. It 
lies along the north bank of Raccoon Creek at a distance ranging 
' from 4 to 64 miles from the Delaware River, and occupies a rolling 
and elevated section consisting of three rather distinct topographic 
features. | 
The tide rises in Raccoon Creek to the eastern limits of the area 
surveyed and the immediate banks of the creek are bordered by 
Tidal marsh, part of which has been reclaimed so that it may be used 
for pastures and for the cutting of hay, while the remainder fur- 
nishes some pasturage at low tide. 

