The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-30

by blowing under leguminous crops
once every two or three years. This
Is the earliest truck soil in the region,
particularly wei adapted to early Irish
potatoes, snap cans, cucumbers, can
taloupes, melons and strawberries
Fertilizing is required
Norfolk Coarse Sand-Surface soil Is
coarse; consists of to 10 inches of
yellow or gray coarse sand, medium
loose; subsoil, yellowish gray coarse,
incoherent sand, extending to a depth
of three feet or more. Soil contains a
small quantity OF organic matter, and
small amounts of fine gravel; is Of no
agricultural Importance. Topographic
al features consist of small knobs and
low ridges. Drainage is excessive;
natural forest growth, scrub oak, scat
tering stunted pine.
Norfolk Sandy Loam-Top soil va
ries from IL to 80 inches; Is a sandy
loan, gray in color; subsoil is yellow
sandy loan or sandy clay; surface
gently rolling, well suited to cultiva-
ton; drainage good; characteristic
growth, pine, hickory, oak, sweet gum
soil Is chiefly planted for cotton and
corn; oats, sugar cane are grown
the syrup obtained has a fine flavor
and bright color; organic manures will
benefit the soil; deeper blowing, crop
rotation and growing of legumes rec
commended; velvet beans, vetch and
rye should be grown for forage, as well
as for enriching the land.
Norfolk Fine Sandy Loam-Consists
of gray or light brown medium fine
loamy sand, or fine sandy loan, fire.
| quently carrying small iron concre-
tons, underlain to a depth of 81
| inches by yellow sandy clay; the
areas are gently undulating to slight
f, ly rolling; natural drainage is good:
this is one of the best general farm
ing soils IN the area, adapted to the
growing Of corn, cotton, sweet pota-
toes. sugar cane, pecans and tobacco;
1t Is superior for corn and sugar cane;
syrup produced possesses a fine fla.
vor and a beautiful bright color;
yields from 200 to 500 gallons per acre;
pea vines, hay, velvet beans and sorg.
mum are good forage crops for the sol
| and region; oats, sown broadcast il
october and cut for hay, will be fount
valuable feed; pecans thrive; it /!
Wen suited to the production Of early
vegetables, including cabbage, Irisl
potatoes, cucumbers, beans, lettuce anS
early strawberries; it is suitable To-
growing wrapper, leaf tobacco under
shade; the timber growth consists O.
long leaf pine, oak, hickory.
Orangeburg Coarse Sand-Surfac,
SOL Is coarse sand. medium gray O.
reddish brown in color, to 10 inches
deep; subsoil red coarse, medium sand
extending to a depth of three feet
surface gently undulating to level
crops frequently suffer from drought
original timber growth, oak. hickory
dog wood, sweet gum and some pine
corn is the principal crop; cotton /
! grown to limited extent; peanuts
velvet beans and other leguminou
crops grow well; truck crops and al
kinds Of vegetables produce goo
yields; rotation and fertilization ar
recommended.
Orangeburg Fine Sand-Surface so!
is 10 to Is inches of brownish gray fin
loamy sand OF light texture; fine sand
loan subsoil, wet, sticky fine sand. ex
tending to a depth of more than tire
feet; more productive than Orange
burg coarse sand; surface is nearl
level to gently undulating; natura
} drainage Good; native timber. har
wood and pine; only staple crops ar
grown; oats have been found to d
, we'll; tomatoes, beans, sweet potatoe:
} melons are recommended; turning un
/ der of leguminous plants advised.
Orangeburg Coarse Sandy Loan
| Eight to fifteen inches top soil OF gra
; or reddish brown color; sandy loan
( underlain with red coarse sandy clay
rolling and natural drainage good;
| has about the same agricultural valu
5 as Norfolk sandy loan; naturs