232 FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT. 
FELLOWSHIP FINE SANDY LOAM. 
The Fellowship fine sandy loam is similar in all respects to the 
Fellowship sandy loam, except that it averages finer in texture. The 
surface soil ranges in depth from 6 inches to 2 feet or more, the.vari¬ 
ation occurring frequently within short distances. Typically the up¬ 
per few inches of the surface soil consist of a black to brownish-black 
fine sand to loamy fine sand, more or less mucky, owing to the high 
content of organic matter. In places the texture varies to a light 
fine sandy loam. Below this the color gradually changes to a drab, 
brownish drab, and sometimes slightly yellowish drab. When culti¬ 
vated the material becomes lighter in color as the organic matter is 
depleted and the soil assumes a peculiar drab or grayish color. The 
subsurface miaterial varies from a fine sand to loamy fine sand, with 
occasionally a layer, 2 or 3 inches thick, of fine sandy loam between 
the soil and subsoil. The subsoil consists of a plastic clay, usually 
more or less sandy, but occasionally containing little sand. The 
color is bluish drab, becoming lighter with depth and mottled with 
different shades of yellow and brown. This mottling usually in¬ 
creases somewhat with depth, but drab is always the predominating 
color. On the high hammock areas there are found small patches 
that contain considerable quantities of sandstone fragments of 
brownish color. There are also some spongy or porous fragments 
apparently representing partially weathered calcareous sandstone 
from which the calcareous matter has been dissolved. The frag¬ 
ments vary in size from small pieces to blocks several inches in diam¬ 
eter. On the low hammocks, as well as upon the high hammocks, 
there are also occasional outcrops of the underlying rock. 
The Fellowship fine sandy loam is found in a number of areas 
scattered through the fine-textured soils. It occurs in the high ham¬ 
mock section west of Martel and in areas along the Withlacoochee 
River. Like the Fellowship sandy loam, it is found in both low and 
high hammock areas. The low hammocks are associated with the 
swamps and are very little above them, and in these situations the 
type is of semiswampy character, at times of heavy rainfall being 
covered with water. As it has a close, compact subsoil, the type 
drains slowly and is generally in a wet condition. On the other 
hand, the soil is found on high hammocks, representing low hills, 
attaining elevations up to 150 feet. The lower limit of these areas, 
where they merge into the surrounding sandy lands, averages about 
90 feet above sea level. The slopes are long and smooth, though 
