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SOIL SURVEY OF OUTAGAMIE COUNTY. 
it contains, it is a well-balanced soil, and when drained will be 
adapted to a wide range of crop production. Sugar beets and 
cabbage are special crops which do well on this soil. 
CLYDE FINE SANDY LOAM. 
The surface of this soil consists of a dark brown or nearly 
black fine sandy loam to a depth of about eight inches. The 
subsoil is a hue sand, or fine sandy loam, extending to a depth 
of over two feet. In color the subsoil is a little lighter than the 
surface and may consist of a gray or yellowish, or sometimes 
mottle material. 
This type is of limited extent, occupying less than two square 
miles. It is found in small scattered areas chiefly in the towns 
of Bovina, Osborn, and Ellington. The surface is low and level, 
and the natural drainage is very poor. This soil has the same 
origin as the Clyde silt loam, and supported practically the 
same original timber growth. 
There is but very little of this soil improved at present be¬ 
cause of its poor drainage, and before it can be used for culti¬ 
vated crops drainage is necessary. 
GENESEE SILT LOAM. 
The surface soil of the Genesee silt loam consists of about eight 
inches of brown, friable, silt loam, which at times carries a con¬ 
siderable quantity of very fine sand, and is usually comparatively 
high in organic matter. 
The subsoil is a light brown loam to silt loam, which usually 
becomes lighter in color with increase in depth until at twenty- 
four inches it is a pale yellow to yellowish brown. 
The type is subject to considerable variation in texture and 
depth. The subsoil is sometimes sticky, although it often car¬ 
ries large quantities of fine sand, and may grade entirely into 
fine sand at from two to three feet. Small areas of shallow peat 
and fine sand are encountered, although none of these variations 
are large enough to be indicated on the soil map. 
This type is confined chiefly to the valleys of the Embarrass, 
Wolf, and Sliioc Rivers, although it is found to some extent 
along practically all of the streams in the northern and western 
parts of the county. 
