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SOIL SURVEY OF OUTAGAMIE COUNTY. 
During the past few years most of the Indians have been 
given a clear title to their lands, with the privilege to sell or 
dispose of the same, and, due to this fact, white settlers and 
land companies are rapidly getting control of a larger part of 
the area, and are clearing and improving much of the excellent 
land which has heretofore lain idle. 
Near Oneida Station, within the reservation, the Government 
maintains a free school with a farm where the Indian children 
may be sent for nine months of the year with no expense what¬ 
ever to the parents. District schools are also maintained 
throughout the area, and several churches have been erected. 
The bulk of the population is in the southern part of the reser¬ 
vation, the thickest settlements being along the banks of Duck 
Creek. The northern part is very thinly settled. 
SOILS.* 
Outagamie County, in common with the greater part of east¬ 
ern and northern Wisconsin, owes the general character of its 
surface material to several distinct methods of accumulation. 
These materials may be of glacial, alluvial or lacustrine (de¬ 
posited in lakes) origin. In addition to these agencies may be 
added the accumulation of organic matter in low places which 
has resulted in the formation of large areas of peat soils. In a 
*In comparing this issue of the soil survey report of Outagamie 
County with the edition published by the United States Bureau of Soils 
it will be noted there is some difference in the naming of some of the 
soil types. In the State report the types have been correlated with 
the soils as previously mapped within the State while in the report 
issued by the United States Bureau of Soils the types have been cor¬ 
related with the soils as they occur in adjoining States. The follow¬ 
ing table gives the various soils to which different names have been 
applied in the two reports. 
Soil Type Names as used by 
U. S. Bureau of Soils 
Clyde fine sandy loam—till phase 
Clyde silt loam—till phase. 
Coloma very fine sand.- 
Genesee very fine sandy loam. 
Kewaunee fine sandy loam. 
Kewaunee loam. 
Kewaunee silt loam...—. 
Kewaunee clay loam. 
Merrimac very fine sandy loam.... 
Merrimac loam. f . 
Plainfield very fine sand.. 
Soil Type Names as used in 
the report issued by the State 
of Wisconsin. 
Clyde fine sandy loam 
Clyde silt loam 
Coloma fine sand 
Genesee fine sandy loam 
Superior fine sandy loam— 
rolling phase 
Superior loam, rolling phase 
Superior silt loam, rolling phase 
Superior clay loam, rolling phase 
Antigo fine sandy loam 
Antigo loam 
Plainfield fine sand 
