GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND HISTORY OF THE AREA. 17 
The Miami series consists of light-colored upland soils which 
were originally timbered and which consist of glacial material 
derived in part from limestone. The types mapped in this 
county are the Miami loam and fine sandy loam. 
The Whitman series consists of low-lying, poorly drained, 
dark-colored soils which occur within stream valleys as plains 
or depressions in the upland where the material has come 
largely from glaciated granitic regions and where the soils are 
in an acid condition. The types mapped are the Whitman 
loam and the AYhitman fine sandy loam. 
The Clyde series consists of low-lying, poorly drained, dark- 
colored soils occupying stream valleys, old lake beds or ponded 
valleys where the soil material has come largely from lime¬ 
stone. It is very similar to the Whitman series except that it 
contains a considerable amount of lime carbonate and is very 
seldom in an acid condition. The types mapped were Clyde 
silt loam and fine sandy loam. 
The Dunning series includes dark-colored, light-textured„ 
poorly drained soils, where the parent material for the most 
part is sandstone. The soils of this series are acid. The types 
mapped are Dunning loam and fine sandy loam. 
The Genesee series consists of brown or light brown soils 
which occur as first bottom land. In this area they are of very 
limited extent and of minor importance. Two types, silt loam 
and fine sandy loam, were mapped. 
In addition to these various soils, there are extensive areas 
mapped as peat. This consists of decaying organic matter, 
with which there has been incorporated a very small amount of 
fine earth. 
In the subsequent pages of this report, the various soil types 
mapped in Outagamie County are discussed in detail. 
The distribution of the various soils is shown on the map, 
and the actual and relative extent of each is shown in the fol¬ 
lowing table. 
