The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-29

compact nature are necessary requisites
for successful ,crop production on this
soil
THE OckIocknee loan is a productive
soil found along the courses OF small
streams. 1t is usually cultivated to cot
ton and corn with good results. Much of
II IS above average overflow. while por-
tons Of IL are inundated frequently. 1t
has value OF from SIC to $50 an acre.
The LuflSin clay, owing to its compact.
| imperviOus nature and deficient drainage.
| is undesirable for farming. though when
well drained fair 10 good yields of cotton
and OF corn are produced. Little OF the
type is under cultivation, the remaining
areas supporting chiefly a growth Of
hardwood
THE Lufkin silt loan Is well adapted
to a variety of crops when thoroughly
drained, and the value OF the Wyatt fine
sandy loan as a farm SOL depends large
" on the efficiency of drainage The
greater proportion of the latter type Is in
timber.
THE Orangeburg fine sandy loan.
which is found in the rolling to hilly sec
lions in the eastern part OF the county,
| Is adapted to a wider range of crops. Ii
can be easily brought TO a high state OF
productiveness. The soil is cultivated TO
cotton and corn as the staple crops, with
oats, sorghum, vegetables, and fruits as
supplementary crops. 1t has a value Of
from s. to $50 an acre.
Clay in Small Areas.
The Orangeburg clay appears in small
! areas. its occurrence being largely the re-
suit of erosion in removing the sandy
surface soil and exposing the red sandy
clay substoil 1t is a strong soil when
properly handled. yielding from one-half
to three fourths of bale OF cotton and
from thirty to sixty bushels of corn 10
the acre
The Norfolk fine sandy loan is a de-
sirable soil both for general and for spe-
cial farming. 1t shows great capacity for
improvement. on this soil corn yields
from thirty 10 sixty bushels and cotton
from one-half to thTee-fourths of a bale
to the acre. Oats. wheat sorghum. vege-
tables, melons, fruits, and forage crops
do we'll. and probably tobacco would be a
| profitable crop. This soil has a value Of
from SO to $50 an acre.
The Cahaba silt loan is one Of the de-
sirable extensive soils OF the area and Is
adapted TO a wide diversity Of crops
About the same crops are grown on this
soil as on the Norfolk fine sandy loan.
and good yields are obtained. 1t has a
value OF Sl5 20 $50 an acre.
! THE Amory fine sandy loan is associ-
ated in origin and position with the Ca
haha and Orangeburg soils and has about
the same agricultural value as the Ca
haba fine sandy loan.
THE GUN fine sandy loan IS largely
timbered with hardwood and pine When
cultivated II is devoted to the growing Of
cotton and corn with fair to good results
1t has a value OF s. to $40 an acre.
Bottoms Subject to Overflow.
The OcklOcknee clay loan represents
the first bottoms and lower depressions
OF the Tombigbee River Valley. Mach Of
/ the type is subject 20 yearly inundatior
and supports a heavy growth OF hard.
wood and gum. Extensive ditching will
be necessary to develop this soil.
THE Cahaba loan occurs on the sec
ond bottoms or terraces. II is generally
( slightly elevated above overflow, and
some Of IL is cultivated In cotton. corn
and sorghum, all of which give salts
| factory yields. Most Of the type needs
| better drainage and a large part is still
| timbe:ed IN hardwood
The OcklOCknee silt loan Is an alluvIal
/ soil much OF which IL subject 70 over
| flow. It's timber growth Is chiefly hard
wood The soil is naturally fertile and
when cultivated good yields are obtained
Much Of II needs draining. It carries a
value OF s. 20 $25 an acre.
THE Cahaba fine sandy loan represents
I the higher terraces OF the river bottom
/ The type is cultivated chiefly 20 cotton
with good results. Commercial fertilizers
are used Truck. peanuts. potatoes and
fruits would no doubt be successful crops.
The type has value OF s. to SIS an acre.