SOIL SURVEY OF THE OCALA AREA, FLORIDA. 235 
ent condition it is valued at about $15 an acre, but at this price there 
is little, on the market. 
Results of mechanical analyses of samples of the soil and subsoil 
of this type are given below: 
Mechanical analyses of Fellowship clay from 2 miles northeast of Silver 
Springs (soil 0 - 4 , subsoil 4-36 in.). 
Number 
Descrip¬ 
tion 
260835 
Soil 
260838 
Subsoil.. 
Fine 
gravel 
Coarse 
sand 
Med¬ 
ium 
sand 
Fine 
sand 
Very- 
fine 
sand 
Silt 
Clay 
Per ct. 
0.3 
.5 
Per ct. 
7.5 
3.3 
Per ct 
13.4 
7.3 
Per ct. 
34.8 
15.9 
Per ct. 
15.9 
7.4 
Per ct. 
16.4 
11.3 
Per ct. 
11.8 
54.3 
I 
FELLOWSHIP SAND. 
The surface soil of the Fellowship sand to an average depth of 8 
inches varies from a black to brown loamy sand to a brownish-gray 
medium sand. The subsoil to a depth of 3 feet or more continues as 
a dark to light-drab colored medium sand, the upper portion being 
slightly brownish in places. The color becomes lighter with depth 
and frequently the lower subsoil is somewhat sticky, containing some 
clay. Occasionally sandy clay is reached at 3 feet, but as a rule the 
depth to clay is 4 to 5 feet. This underlying clay is similar to that 
under the Fellowship sandy loam, being a drab-colored sandy clay, 
slightly mottled with yellow and brown. The lower subsoil is 
usually saturated with water, the underlying clay being somewhat 
impervious. 
The Fellowship sand is of small extent, being limited to a few 
small areas on the higher hills south of Ocala and in the vicinity of 
Fellowship Church. These areas are flat and do not extend down 
the slopes to any extent. While they lie high, they are not thor¬ 
oughly drained, because of the impervious clays beneath. 
The origin of this type is not definitely known, but it is probably 
largely residual and derived mainly from the sandy formations asso¬ 
ciated with the Vicksburg limestones. 
The Fellowship sand supports both a hardwood and a pine 
growth. The former consists mainly of different varieties of oak 
and magnolia. There are also some cabbage palmetto. Both the 
longleaf and shortleaf pine are found upon it. 
Some of this soil type is cleared, but it is considered rather poor. 
