228 FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT. 
developed on the slopes, and these are about the steepest in the area. 
While this land lies so that the surface run-off is good, yet because 
of its close, clayey character it holds a great deal of water, becoming 
puttylike, boggy, and difficult to handle when wet and hard to break 
up when dry. Gullies are easily eroded on the slopes if care is not 
taken to prevent their formation. 
The Fellowship clay loam is of residual origin. A variety of 
rocks belonging to the Oligocene formations seem to have entered 
into its composition. Part of the material appears to be derived 
from limestone beds and part from sandstone, probably more or less 
calcareous, associated with the limestone. 
The Fellowship clay loam, because of its generally moist condi¬ 
tion and close character, is a cold and comparatively late soil, but it 
is nevertheless very strong and productive. It supports a strong 
grass sod, broom sedge particularly making a luxuriant growth. Be¬ 
sides the grasses, oats make a good growth and yield well. It is said 
to be excellent for cabbage. Snap beans do well upon it. With the 
exception of one area, this soil is found away from railroads and 
is mostly in grass for pasturage. It supports a mixed growth of 
hardwoods and longleaf and shortleaf pine. 
In managing this type the aim should be to loosen it up and deep¬ 
en the surface soil. This can be done by plowing in all the coarse 
litter possible and by the use of lime. A part of the soil would un¬ 
doubtedly be benefited by subsoiling, which, on account of the intrac¬ 
tability of the clay, would have to be done gradually. The area near 
Ocala has a high value and is not on the market. 
Results of mechanical analyses of samples of the soil and subsoil 
of this type are as follows: 
Mechanical analyses of Fellowship clay loam. From 2 miles southwest of Ocala 
(soil 0 - 4 , subsoil 4-36 in.). 
Number 
Descrip¬ 
tion 
Fine 
gravel 
Coarse 
sand 
I Med¬ 
ium 
; sand 
Fine 
sand 
Very 
line 
sand 
Silt 
Clay 
260861 _ 
260862 _____ 
Soil ____ 
Subsoil__ 
Per ct. 
1.3 
.3 
Per ct. 
10.2 
2.6 
J 
Per ct. 
12.7 
5.8 
Per ct. 
25.1 
9.5 
Per ct. 
8.0 
6.1 
Per ct. 
14.2 
13.4 
Per ct. 
28.3 
62.0 
FELLOWSHIP SANDY LOAM. 
The Fellowship sandy loam is found both as low and high ham¬ 
mock, but there is no essential difference in the soil conditions, ex- 
