The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-02-08

best adapted 90 clover and the grasses
pasturage and hay. With the excep
ton of the bottom lands, this soil pro
duces the largest crops oftimothy hay
Herds grass or red-top, tall meadow
oat grass, and orchard grass also Dc
well. Fair crop. OF dark shipping TO
bacco are raised Wheat does wei
when the soil Is not too wet Thes,
lands can be improved greatly by un-
derdrainage. The area of the Wor-
sham sandy loam is $500 acres.
The largest area of the fifth type Of
,oil-the Durham sandy loam-occurs
as a N-shaped areain thenortheastern
part of the region surveyed. The low
er part of the Y commences about 3
miles west OF Burkeylle aud extends
TO the north until il divides at the
head of Sayler creek, the right arm
following the ridge between the main
and right fork of Sayler's creek and
both slopes OF the right fork. The
left arm of the y occupies an the ter
riiory, with the exception of narrow
rim along the lower slopes, between
oayler'- creek and Bash river. The
sol. of The Durham sandy loan (which
clmpi.e, 20.Il0 acres follows the
ridge boo general, occupying The slopes
oa.y a.1as the east fork Of sayler's
eieee vs. Npe Of soil h a grayish
'o yfl1fl-h sandy loan, approaching
aparc nd. lt|has am ayeipge depth
of from Do 90 % Inches. The subsoil
is coarse yellow sandy loan, some
what Sticky, and containing some
mica. a characteristic Of the soil is
lis white aadg. tierng surface. The
Durham sandy .0aal does not. produce
large Yields Of lhe general arms crops.
10 j, adapted 10 the growing u bright
tobacco. The soil produce, Ia bright
tobacco Of line texture that yields
about go pounds TO the acre. Where
much f4rtiiI1er is used larger yields
are not uncommon. In some areas Of
ihe Durham sandy loamy where the
subsoil ispnore retentiye of moisture,
good yieids of most crops are grown, |
and even dark shipping tobacco is
produced. Tie teXiufe of the soil is |
such that it d, leachy. The rotation |
followed is for two years, wheat fol-
loving tobacco ltis difficult 10 get |
a catch of either clover or the grasses
on this soil.
The sixth aud last type of soil is the
Meadow. 1850 acres a name given
io a class of heterogeneous soils found
along the wide, level bottoms Of the
larger streams This land, with pro-
per drainage, produces good crops Of
corn and grass. 40 present the Mea-
dow is mostly covered with swamp
GRASSES, weeds, willows, birch and
other bu,hy growth,. The better
areas Of Meadow are the highest
priced land, of this section.
Within the total area surveyed there
is difference ia elevation Of nearly
$50 feet Serious damage has been
lone 10 lands ON lower slopes and
head, of streams by washing. Where
ieuud iion has been kept ia check by
q g-0Wthof forest trees, or where it
has been just enough 90 remove ac-
,umu'aing sand, red clay subsoils
are found. where erosion has been as
rapid as the natural decay Of the rocks,
yellow -ubsoils are found Where
soil-dcnudaton has been most rapid,
lisnicgrated rock and sometimes the
parent rocks are seen outcropping at
the surface This last condition is es-
Decally true in the vicinity Of High
Rock and Moran
The best soils are found either on
.he ridges. where denudat.on Is been
,lowest, or In the bottoms where the
soils have been washed down from
above. So much for the inventory.
very satisfactory stock, but on the
~ hole susceptible of improvement.