GENERAL AGRICULTURE AND CLIMATE. 
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The Antigo series consists of light-colored soils which occupy 
out wash plains or stream terraces where the material has come 
mainly from crystalline rocks. The types mapped in this sur¬ 
vey are the fine sandy loam and loam. 
The Plainfield fine sand is similar to the Antigo soils except 
that it has been derived largely from sandstone material. 
The Miami fine sandy loam and loam are light-colored upland 
soils derived chiefly from glaciated limestone material. 
The Whitman series is similar to the Antigo except that the 
soils are dark colored and contain much larger amounts of or¬ 
ganic matter. They are often acid. The types mapped are the 
fine sandy loam and loam. 
The Clyde series consists of low-lying, dark-colored soils occu¬ 
pying old lake beds or stream valleys where the soil material has 
come largely from glaciated limestone. They are similar to the 
Whitman soils except that they contain considerable lime car¬ 
bonate and are very seldom acid. The members of the Clyde 
series mapped are the fine sandy loam, till phase, and the silt 
loam, till phase. 
The Genesee series consists of brown soils which occupy first 
bottoms along streams in the glaciated region. They are sub¬ 
ject to overflow. The fine sandy loam and silt loam are mapped 
in this county. 
In addition to the above soils, extensive areas of Peat are 
mapped in Outagamie County. Peat consists of decaying vege¬ 
table matter with which there has been incorporated a very small 
amount of fine mineral particles. 
Agriculture in this county consists chiefly of general farming, 
with dairying as the most important branch. The chief crops 
grown are hay, oats, corn, barley and rye. Smaller acreages 
are devoted to such crops as potatoes, cabbage, sugar beets and 
buckwheat. 
Dairy products find their way to market chiefly in the form of 
butter and cheese. In 1917 there were produced in this county 
over 9y 2 million pounds of cheese. There are 21 butter factories 
and 86 cheese factories in the county. 
Holstein cows are most numerous in the dairy herds and all 
the dairy stock is gradually being improved. 
In 1920 there were a total of 3,746 farms in the county, of an 
average size of 92.9 acres. About 91 per cent of the farms were 
operated by the owners. 
