GEO VP OF LOAMS AND FINE SANDY LOAMS. 
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to 3 tons per acre per year are not unusual where good prac¬ 
tices are followed. Oats yield a little less than on the Antigo 
loam, average yields being from thirty to fifty bushels per acre. 
A rotation similar to that used on the Antigo loam is practiced 
by the farmers on the type. Potatoes are grown to some extent, 
and yield from 100 to 150 bushels per acre. 
Of the special crops grown, cabbage, sugar beets, and onions 
are by far the most important. Of these cabbage ranks first. 
Where good farm practices are followed, average yields of from 
e ght to twelve tons per acre are obtained. Sugar beets yield 
from six to twelve tons per acre, and onions from 150 to 350 
bushels per acre. 
The Antigo fine sandy loam is very easy to cultivate, and ex¬ 
cept under very unfavorable moisture conditions no difficulty is 
experienced in the preparation of a good seed bed. 
ANTIGO LOAM. 
Extent and distribution .—The Antigo loam is closely associ¬ 
ated with the Antigo fine sandy loam, although it is of smaller 
extent. It is confined to the northwestern part of the county, 
where it is found in the broad flat plains bordering the Em¬ 
barrass, Wolf, and Shioc Rivers. The largest areas occur in 
Deer Creek and Maple Creek Townships. 
Description .—The surface soil of the Antigo loam for about 
eight to ten inches is a dark brown friable loam free from stones 
and gravel, and carrying a large percentage of very fine sand 
with considerable organic matter. The subsoil grades rapidly 
into a yellowish-brown very fine sand which becomes a pale yel¬ 
low at about twenty-four inches. This continues to below four 
feet. 
In places the soil becomes nearly a silt loam, and where this 
is the case, the sandy subsoil is not encountered until about 
twenty-four inches. A small area of the heavier phase is lo¬ 
cated just southwest of Helena, and another southeast of Bear 
Creek in Deer Creek Township. 
Topography and drainage .—In topography the Antigo loam is 
fiat, to very gently undulating. The surface is only a few feet 
above the usual high water mark of the neighboring streams; so 
after unusually heavy rains, portions of this type are inundated. 
Owing to the sandy character of the subsoil the drainage is 
