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SOIL SURVEY OF BUFFALO COUNTY. 
The soil is somewhat variable in texture and in some places, 
especially on the higher elevations, the surface material is a 
loamy fine sand. In its texture the type is quite similar to the 
Boone fine sandy loam, and it is subject to about the same varia¬ 
tions. 
The Lintonia fine sandy loam is of limited extent and occupies 
only 6.1 square miles. The largest areas are those bordering the 
Buffalo River south of Mondovi and along the south side of Far¬ 
rington Creek west of this place. There is also some of the type 
in Kammuler Valley north of Fountain City. Small tracts occur 
in various other places in the county. 
The surface of this type is level or gently sloping toward the 
stream channel along which it occurs. The terrace which the 
type occupies has the same position and drainage conditions as 
the terraces of Lintonia silt loam, and this soil is subject to the 
same danger from erosion. The material composing the soil is 
also of the same origin, having been deposited when the waters 
were flowing at a much higher level than at present. 
The original timber was chiefly scattered oak, but practically 
all of this has been removed, except where erosion has rendered 
the land unfit for cultivated crops. 
The greater proportion of this type is under cultivation. It 
appears that the crop returns are somewhat better from the 
small areas of this soil in the small valleys than from the larger 
tracts found in the valley of the Buffalo River. Practically all 
of the crops common to the region are grown on this soil. Corn 
yields 30 to 50 bushels; oats, 25 to 40 bushels; barley, 25 to 30 
bushels; and clover, 1 ton to 1 y 2 tons an acre. While the soil 
was frequently found to be in an acid condition by the litmus- 
paper test, no difficulty was reported by the farmers in getting 
a stand of clover, except during dry years. Rye is grown, but 
not so extensively as oats or barley. Fairly good yields are 
obtained. During ordinary seasons good crops of corn and fair 
crops of hay are always had. When the rainfall is scanty, how¬ 
ever, the soil suffers from the lack of moisture and crop yields are 
reduced to a greater extent than on soils of heavier texture. 
The rotation most commonly followed consists of corn, small 
grain, and hay. Potatoes might be added to this list. The type 
is also well suited to small fruits, strawberries, and a number 
of truck crops. 
