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SOIL SURVEY OF WAUPACA COUNTY. 
GENESEE SILT LOAM 
Most of this soil is associated with the fine sandy loam along 
the Wolf River. Often a strip of fine sandy loam lies between 
the silt loam and the river. The sandy soil being slightly higher 
than the silt loam. 
The surface soil of this type to a depth of 10 inches consists 
of a brown or frequently dark brown rather compact silt loam. 
The underlying material is of a lighter brown color, in places 
it has a suggestion of red in it. The subsoil is usually a silt 
loam or silty clay loam in which lenses of fine sand sometimes 
occur. The deep subsoil is frequently found to be a fine sandy 
loam or very fine sand. The type as a whole is subject to con¬ 
siderable variation. 
The surface of this soil is level, and as it is low and within 
the flood plain of streams the natural drainage is very poor. 
It is subject to annual flooding and in places new material is 
being added to it each high water. 
The timber growth consists of ash, elm, willow, soft maple, 
coarse grasses and other water loving vegetation. In a few 
places attempts have been made to cultivate it but the danger 
of flooding prevent any extensive developments. The soil itself 
is very fertile and productive, and if the drainage could be per¬ 
fected it would be a valuable soil. Under present conditions it 
would not be practicable to attempt to drain it. The use of 
dikes, and possibly pumping plants would be necessary which 
would not be justifiable under prevailing conditions. 
WHITMAN SILT LOAM 
Extent and distribution .—This type occurs in two distinct 
forms. One is as depressions, or sags in the upland, and the 
other is as low land bordering streams. The latter is by far 
the most extensive, and the largest tract of this type is found 
along the Wolf River just north of Fremont, in the southeastern 
part of the county. Smaller tracts occur along the same stream 
in the northeastern part of the county and also along the Em¬ 
barrass River. A few scattered areas of the other phase occur 
throughout the remainder of the county, but these are of lim¬ 
ited extent. 
Description .—The surface soil of this type to a depth of 10 
to 18 inches consists of a dark brown or black loam to silt loam 
