UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BULLETIN No. 1005 
Contribution from the Bureau of Soils 
MILTON WHITNEY, Chief 
Washington, D. C. T April 24, 1922 
SOILS OF EASTERN VIRGINIA 
AND THEIR USES 
FOR TRUCK CROP PRODUCTION 
. By MAY 
J. A. BONSTEEL, Scientist-in Soil Survey 
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CONTENTS 
Page 
Introduction - . , ^^^s — »— -J 
The Norfolk Trucking District ' ^. . ^ . . 2 
Churchland Area 9 
Diamond Springs Area 18 
Soil Preferences Expressed by Farmers 32 
General Conclusions « 38 
The Eastern Shore Trucking District of Virginia 43 
Onley Area .' 48 
Soil Preferences Expressed by Farmers , 59 
Relationship Between Special Crops and Definite Soil Types 64 
General Summary . 68 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1922 
