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SOIL SURVEY OF OUTAGAMIE COUNTY. 
to a larger extent every year. This soil is adapted to a some¬ 
what wider range of crops than the heavier soils, and is more 
desirable because it can be worked under a wider range of mois¬ 
ture conditions. Its sandy surface permits it to drain out and 
warm up earlier in the season; so crops on this soil will fre¬ 
quently have a week or ten days and sometimes even more ad¬ 
vantage over crops grown on the heavy, and especially, heavy 
and level soils.* 
MIAMI LOAM. 
The surface soil of this type consists of a brown or dark brown 
friable mellow loam extending to a depth of about eight inches. 
The subsoil usually consists of a fine sandy loam carrying a small 
amount of fine gravel. The underlying rock is frequently found 
at a depth of from fifteen to thirty inches, and frequently im¬ 
mediately above the rock there is a layer of heavy somewhat 
reddish material which is probably residual from limestone. This 
soil is quite variable, ranging from a silt loam to a fine sandy 
loam which is inclined in places to be somewhat gravelly. The 
subsoil is also variable, ranging from a sandy loam to a loam or 
even a clay loam. This type is of very limited extent and of 
minor importance. It occupies considerably less than one square 
mile, and probably the most important area is found near the 
center of the town of Freedom. Only a few other scattered 
areas occur in the county. 
The surface is gently rolling, and the natural drainage is 
good. The soil is of glacial origin, and the native timber growth 
is practically the same as on the Superior soils. 
This is an excellent agricultural soil, but because of its lim¬ 
ited extent, but few if any farms are located entirely upon it. 
In its crop producing power and general agricultural value, 
it compares very favorably with the best soils of the Superior 
series.* 
MIAMI FINE SANDY LOAM. 
Extent and distribution .—The largest area of this soil is 
found near the center of the county from three to seven miles 
♦F’or data on chemical composition and fertility, see page 36. 
