GROUP OF LOAMS AND FINE SANDY LOAMS. 
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SUPERIOR SANDY LOAM 
This soil is of rather limited extent, covering a total area of 
of about 4 square miles. It is confined chiefly to the southeast¬ 
ern portion of the area south and southeast from Fremont. 
Some of this soil is also found north of Weyauwega, and a few 
scattered areas occur farther north in the interior of the county. 
The type is usually associated with areas of Superior clay loam. 
The surface soil of this type to a depth of 10 to 12 inches con¬ 
sists of a brown or grayish brown loamy sand to light sandy 
loam. Below this there is usually a few inches of light brown 
or yellowish loamy sand which is underlain at about 18 inches 
by a dense, compact pinkish red clay, which extends to 36 inches 
or more. In some places there is a substratum of yellowish 
sand, usually water saturated, at about 30 inches. The depth 
of the sandy material over the clay subsoil is quite variable but 
the heavy subsoil is always found at 2 feet or less. 
The surface is level or gently undulating, and except for a 
few sags the drainage is fair to good. 
The original timber consisted of oaks, maple, birch, some elm 
and in the wettest places a few willows. Some pine also grew 
on this soil. 
This is a valuable soil for general farming, and most of the 
crops common to the region are successfully grown upon it. 
Where drainage is thorough it is a first class potato soil. It is 
easy to cultivate, and retains moisture well. Where shipping 
facilities are convenient this soil could well be utilized for more 
intensive farming operations, since its light surface texture 
places it in the class of trucking soils. 
SUPERIOR SANDY LOAM, ROLLING PHASE 
Extent and distribution .-^This soil is of limited extent and is 
confined chiefly to the southern and southeastern portions of 
the county where it is associated with other types of the Su¬ 
perior series. It is frequently found adjacent to Antigo soils. 
Of the more important tracts may be mentioned that just south 
of Weyauwega and that in the vicinity of Readfield. A few 
smaller tracts are found in the interior of the county. 
