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Clarksville
silty loam
Soil 6"
light yellow
brown silty loam
chert (20-50%)?
Subsoil 30"
chert (20-50%)
Residual country
limestone + granites.
Philadelphia, loam
Soil 6-15"
fine loamy silt loam
light gray
orange, lime
Subsoil 30+
red sandy clay
Mixture of Lafayette
sandy clays w/ d.
Clay? Domestic
settlers.
Surface drainage
poor.
Rolling land.
Good for peaches
Cotton?
silt loam
Soil 8"
silt loam
light gray
Subsoil
yellow compact silt loam
silty clay reddish yellow
or red.
Residual origin
Barnesville Flat w/ detritus
droughty, not dry
for tobacco, strawberries
Cautious for cotton?
clay loam
Soil 8"
silty loam
reddish brown
Subsoil 30"
silty clay loam
red & heavy
Residual
Loamy under-
lating.
Stony fertile
Best farm land.
Tobacco beans,
yield, but not
best leaf.