




SOILS OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND THEIR USES. 57 
is covered by three types. These are the Sassafras coarse sandy 
loam, 37.5 per cent; the Sassafras sandy loam, 25.6 per cent; and the 
~ Colts Neck loamy sand, 12.8 per cent. 
USES OF SOILS. 
The table showing the extent of the different soil types gives an 
indication of the prevalently sandy nature of the soils included in 
the Swedesboro area. Table IX, giving crop acreages, reflects the 
nature of the soils, since it shows that 52.6 per cent of the total area 
of occupied land is given to the growing of truck crops, while only 
3(.1 per cent is utilized for the general farm crops. 
TABLE 1X.—Proportion of total area and of the area of each soil type occupied 
by various crops and groups of crops, Swedesboro area. 



















Sassafras Collington 
Sassafras Colts Neck 
a ly pes: poarsesandy sandy loam. | loamy sand. Ape sandy 
Crop group and crop. 
Per er Per Per Per 
Acres cant. Acres cant Acres. Cont Acres. rit Acres. ah, 
General farm crops-.---------- 923.4 | 37.1 | 342.0 | 36.6 | 275.5 | 43.2 89.3 | 28.0 34.2] 26.9 
ORME tsa aan Caen SOO aL OSon ees sOnelon2a|e late 2050 S25onelOSt 22.8 | - 17.9 
Ch a eigen ase ae ee He 2642 1s LONG) | ot 2355 | e13e2 83.6 | 13.1 26.6 | 8.3 1.9 TE 
PAU Ta Pa eS Sere oe 45.6 | 1.8 15520 |e I) Ip ee! Bid! IW 1.9 158 
IRASGURG Eset ace eee 138576 |= o50 41.8] 4.5 SPB) CaO isescssztloncsce 7.6 6.0 
UVC yar oe aes er eas ZU AL 26.6 | 2.9 7 9 WG (e225 4 Se erga eee 
Cow peasaase a= 5222 25 o 22 SGs18)| LTA 1 AS a esse TEAS eS feed Lal se Oe sere asl [scones 
WWiheataeess= se. astoae ccs Uo |S 38 7.6 Sil eeaiece eee ne [meter |e See = Seem eee 
ORS Sassen weak ees c 3.8 ~2 SONS osesaes wont eoeee = 1394s 67 esc entees lease 
RGU CKCLODS: seas toes eee j1,311.0 | 52.6 | 499.7-| 53.5 | 304.0 | 47.6 | 207. 76.0} 59.8 
Sweet potatoes........---- 560.5 | 22.5} 205.2] 22.0} 155.8 | 24.4 79. 3024) 2329 
Momatoes = s5 5456556 364.8 | 14.7 | 121.6 | 13.0 89.3 | 14.0 Sos 30.4 | 23.9 
INS WAT OUS ares os as Ste = OIRO ed 91.2] 9.8 2059) | 3:3 Sy 11.4 9.0 
Ob ALOCS ere GA GLe 19.0! 2.0 Hee il |, 2G Te QE SSO ae cee | oor 
Cantaloupesst2--— eee BRU | PP SY) || Be 7 3.8 .6 Te 1.9 i1L& 
Wratermelons==-2 == =2--.-5: PATE) Alea 7.6 .8 3.8 6 5: 1.9 5 
Squash and pumpkins....| 24.7] 1.1 1.9 22 925) | £25 Ae we el Bee asm cl ae cee 
OD PCUS sc aamas 7. ase wie 15.2 -6 3.8 4 3.8 AA) | |SoG ShSad lppoge| se Sacaes acssc 
OniOnSS sees eco 7.6 3 7.6 Bhodel apeseees Se ae (acre ae | Nenad Ie ears Ia 
Mes plamtts sacs ees 5.7 2 3.8 Ae eps a(S aoe Oh ees Ouleereecee ease 
Miscellaneous vegetables - : 3.8 2, 3.8 SAL Eons eeee Sate mo moo ene laciemec aac ostee ec 
ITE ChOPS= so ees sss ee m8 2a 102.6 | 4.1 Do. L650 24.7 | 3.9 CE) hares Ui ac soece lscaese 
OnchanGee=ss 22 = He okt es OB IL oes 7 45.6 | 5.0 24.7} 3.9 9. Dole on Ol sec nsces| seeens 
Berries.....-- io A eee 9.5 4 OTs ke CON ha ee eed leencsa paaeetee SHesoal serebecc [aanGae 
No annual crop..-..- Sore SAE 15549") Gx 36.1] 3.9 Buda Bae 13. Ueilk-))- Tee! 
Garden and grounds...... Sie (alerone 22a Salen) 26.6] 4.1 Ue 11.4 9.0 
OReSt ase epee ee ZO) 7 7.6 8 DaG 9 TQ iil ere Gi ees cers |e see 
INO CLOP Ses eae se eres 30L4 | 152 5.7 -6 1.9 3 3. 5.7 4.4 
ranid: tOtdlaxs ce a ee Sa 2,490.9 |100.1 | 932.9 |100.0 | 638.4 |100.0 | 319.2 127.3 | 100.0 





Hyde sandy loam (in pasture and hay), 7.6 acres. 
Freneau loam (chiefly in pasture), 79.8 acres. 
Rough broken land (chiefly in forest), 57 acres. 
