24 BULLETIN 1005, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AgMICULTURE, 
Table V. — Proportion of total area and of the area^ of each soil type occupied by various 
crops and groups of crops, Diamond Springs area, November, 1915, 
Crop and group of crops. 
Sassafras 
All soils. coarse sandy 
loam. 
General farm crops 
Hay and pasture 
Corn 
Corn and cowpeas 
Soy beans 
Oats 
Sorghum 
Cowpeas 
Truck crops 
Spinach 
Strawberries 
Strawberries and beans 
Strawberries and peas. . 
Cabbage 
Kale 
Potatoes 
Beans 
Turnips 
Sweet potatoes 
Tomatoes 
Misc. truck crops 
No annual crop 
Forest 
No crop 
Garden and grounds. . . 
Orchard and vineyard . 
Grand total 
289.0 
23.3 
188.5 
36.7 
19.6 
8.4 
6.8 
5.7 
632.9 
257. 5 
132.1 
74.5 
4.3 
36.9 
31.2 
28.5 
25.1 
20.7 
10.0 
5.0 
7.1 
981. 5 
601.7 
322.0 
35.9 
20.9 
1, 9a3. 4 
Per 
cent. 
15.1 
1.2 
9.9 
1.9 
1.0 
.4 
.4 
.3 
33.2 
13.5 
ai.o 
2.0 
1.6 
1.5 
1.3 
1.1 
. 5 
.3 
.4 
51.6 
31.6 
16.9 
2.0 
1.1 
35.0 
2.2 
9.4 
15. 5 
7.9 
Per 
cent. 
12.6 
.8 
3.4 
5.6 
2.8 
Sassafras 
fine sandy 
loam. 
16.9 
2.7 
14.2 
loam. 
Acres. 
99. 
155.4 
65.7 
41.2 
34.0 
1.4 
.7 
4.0 
*4.'6' 
.4 
2.7 
1.3 
8,8.5 
64.3 
14.8 
5.8 
3.6 
55.7 
23.5 
27.5 
.3 
1.4 
1.4 
.1 
1.0 
.5 
31.7 
23.0 
5.3 
2.1 
1.3 
278.9 100.0 154. 
32.0 
26.2 
4.0 
5.0 
88.2 
44.0 
36.2 
7.3 
.7 
57.0 
28.5 
23.4 
4.7 
.4 
Per 
cent. 
2. 5 2. 4 
'."9' 
1.5 
67.5 
54.7 
9.2 
1.6 
66.1 
53.5 
10.6 
1.3 j 1.3 
32.2 
12.9 
18.7 
31; 5 
12.6 
18.3 
Norfolk T., . „ 
coarse sandy ^orfolk 
loam. ^ loam. 
Acres. 
38.5 
2.2. 
29.9 
2.3 
4.1 
165.8 
48. 8 
34.2 
25.2 
2.7 
19.2 
14.4 
19.2 
1.4 
Per 
cent. 
13.1 
.7 
10.2 
:8 
1.4 
Acres. 
56.6 
16.6 
-21.2 
.2 
11.7 
2.4 
5.8 
102. 2 i 100. 293. 100. 497. 
I 
30.3 
23.5 
4.0 
.8 
2.0 
87.1 
4.3 
60.3 
9.2 
6.0 
.5 
6.8 
Per 
cent. 
17.5 
.9 
12.1 
1.8 
1.2 
.1 
1.4 
61.7 
27.9 
[12.8 
11.0 
.2 
2.2 
3.6 
.9 
2.2 
348.2 
205.6 
137.9 
2.9 
1.8 
12.3 
5.6 
.4 
.7 
.2 
.4 
70.0 
41.3 
27.7 
.6 
.4 
99. 
Crop and group of crops. 
Norfolk 
gravelly 
loam. 
SufTolk 
gravelly- 
loam. 
Per 
cent. 
Suffolk 
loam. 
Norfolk 
gravelly 
.andy loam. 
Acres. 
Per 
cent. 
Acres, 
Per 
cent. 
Norfolk 
silt loam. 
Acres, 
Per 
cent. 
5wamp. 
Acres. 
Per 
cent. 
General farm crops. . 
Hay and pasture 
Corn 
Corn and 
Soy beans 
Sorghum 
Truck crops 
Spinach 
Strawberries 
Strawberries and beans 
Strawberries and peas. . 
Cabbage 
Kale , 
Potatoes 
Beans 
Turnips 
Sweet potatoes 
Tomatoes 
Misc. truck crops 
No annual crop 
Forest 
No crop *. ... 
Garden and grounds . . . 
Orchard and vinej^ard . 
54.8 
1.4 
38.7 
Grand total 264. 7 
6.1 
4.0 
1.8 
12.1 
9.4 
3.8 
2.2 
4.9 
136.4 
67.5 
57.1 
8.6 
3.2 
20.7 
.5 
14.6 
2.6 
1.8 
1.2 
27.7 
.5.0 
[- 
2.3 
1.5 
.7 
4.5 
3.5 
1.5 
.8 
1.8 
51.5 
2.5.5 
21.6 
3.2 
1.2 
23.0 
21.4 
4.1 
4.5 
2.2 
23.9 
2.8 
27.6 
7.4 
19.3 
14.3 
3.8 
10.0 
10.4 
9.0 
1.4 
4.1 
2.2 
1.0 
1.8 
4.1 
1.3 
1.1 
.5 
31.3 
14.2 
10.3 
3.1 
3.7 
2.5 
5.7 
1.8 
1.5 
.7 
43.8 
19,7 
14.4 
4.5 
5.2 
. 9 71. 5 
39.6 
2.2 
14.4 
2.7 
.5 I 
20. 4 2. 7 
1. 1 2. 7 
5.8 
1.8 
.5 
.4 
126. '2 
97.9 
21.8 
5.8 
.7 
8.8. 
3.0 
.3 
.5 
1.8 
3.5 
.9 
.3 
.2 
65.3 
50.7 
11.3 
3.0 
7.8 
7.8 
28.3 
26.5 
81. 8 1 9. 
76.6 i 
9.0 
100.0 
i66."6' 
.4 
1.4 
1.2 
4.0 
4.5 
100.0 
100.0 
9 193.4 100.0 34.6 100.0 9.0 100.0 4.5 100.0 
SOIL AND CROP .\CREA(!ES F.OR JUNE. 
The measurements for June show that 674.7 acres of land, or 35.5 
per cent of the total area, are occupied by truck crops. The general 
farm crops occupy 240.4 acres, or 12.6 per cent of the area. No annual 
