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SOIL SURVEY OF BUFFALO COUNTY 
is a good general farming soil and upon it dairying is carried on 
quite extensively. It produces a better quality of grain than any 
of the other types. 
The Waukesha series consists of dark-colored terrace soils, 
found as terraces along many of the streams throughout the 
county. This series includes some of the finest agricultural land 
in the county. The types mapped are the Waukesha silt loam, 
and gravelly sandy loam. 
The Boone series of soils is derived from the disintegration 
of the Potsdam sandstone. 
The Lintonia series forms the light-colored terraces through¬ 
out the county, but is not very extensively developed. The 
types mapped are the silt loam, fine sandy loam, and fine sand. 
The Lintonia silt loam is very similar to the Knox, except in 
topography and origin. 
The Plainfield series of terrace soils includes the sand and 
fine sandy loam found along the Buffalo, Chippewa, and Mis¬ 
sissippi Rivers. The fine sandy loam is used for general farming, 
farming. 
The Bates series is similar to the Boone, but the soils are 
black instead of light colored. The types mapped include some 
of the best soil in the county. The Bates silt loam and fine sandy 
loam are recognized and mapped as belonging to this series. 
Peat comprises areas of partially decomposed vegetable matter 
which occupy low, poorly drained positions, chiefly along 
streams. This soil is rather inextensive in Buffalo Countv. 
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Rough stony land includes rock exposures, cliffs, and land 
which is too steep and rough to cultivate profitably. It is only 
of value for the small amount of timber and pasture it supplies. 
The Genessee soils include a fine sandy, loam, silt loam and 
silty clay loam. Soils on flood plains of streams and subject 
to occasional or frequent over flow make up this series. 
