The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-09-07
cent of the total area of the county
The COunty's Soils.

cent OF the total area of the county
is improved.
The COunty's Soils.
The greater part of Terrell countv
Is composed of group of soils known
DIS sandy loans, in which the surface
consist chiefly of sandy material and
the subsoil of sandy clay. This group
includes the most widely cultivated
and most productive soils in Southern
georgia. Cotton natures earlier
than on heavier types and this is a
decided advantage in fighting the boil
WeeVll. The subsoils of this group
retain moisture very we'll and prevent
the rapid teaching of fertilizers. Sew
en- OF the 35 types of soil found in
Terrell county belong to this group.
Ihfee otner types are grouped as fine
sandy loans, in which the texture of
tne surface is somewhat finer than
! the sandy loans. In the loan group
there Is one type which is somewhat
! heavier than the fine sandy loan and
better adapted to general farm crops.
me clay loan group, which is found
on large acrea, is also better adapt
ed Tor general farming than for truck
crops, but heavy implements and
stock are required to work it. There
/ is only one clay soil in the county,
and on account of poor drainage this
Is hardly used for agriculture.
The Greenville clay loan occupies
a larger area in the county than any
other type of soil. Soils of the Green
vile series are typically reddish to
red in color and the subsoils some
shade of red. The clay loan is too
heavy for truck growing and small
grains, corn, forage crops, cotton and
grass are better suited to it. 1t is
utilized almost entirely for general
farming. The average yields are said
to be considerably lower, however,
than they should be, and if more
small grains were grown the land
would be replenished with organic
matter which has been taken from it
by continuous cropping to clean Gull
tivated crops. The Gheenville clay
loan requires more care and atten-
ton in handling than other soils.
| Greenville sandy loan is also an ex-
| tensiVe type, the value of which is
not appreciated as it should be. Much
, of the land is farmed by negro ten
ants. Where the owners operate their
own farms in small tracts the yields
are equal to those from any of the
other soils in the county. The Green
Vile gravelly sandy loan is a pro-
| ductive cotton soil.
! Another important series of soils
is the Orangeburg, which are char
acterized by gray or brownish gray
surface soils and red subsoils. Or
augsburg sand is a light, loose soil,
better adapted to early trucking than
to general farming. Orangeburg
sandy loan and gravelly sandy loan,
however, are good soils for both cen
eral farming and trucking.
On Triton sandy loan yields of
| general farm crops are among the
highest in the county. The soil is
gray in color and characterized by
the presence of gravel in both soil
and subsoil. 1t produces good cotton,
the yields being large and the lint
generally free from stain and of ex-
cellent quality. Pecan trees also
grow rapidly, and peaches, pears and
plums do we'll. Yields of 40 bushels
per acre of corn are common when
proper methods are adopted. Many
farmers have adopted a combination
of hogs, cowpeas and peanuts, which
has proved successful in many cases.
The Norfolk soils are quite similar
to the Triton, but are lacking in the
large quantities of gravel which char
terize the latter. The sandy loan is
much more productive soil than
the sand, on which the crops suffer
from drought and the yields are low.
The remaining series of soils in
the county are described in detail in
the report of the survey.