. The Bulletin of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. Agriculture -- North Carolina. The BuLf-KTix 27 The usual crops of the couuty are grown with a fair degree of suc- cess. Cotton yields from i/^ to 1 bale per acre, depending upon fertiliza- tion methods and cultivation. Corn produces from 15 to 30 bushels, oats from 15 to 30 bushels, and wheat, cowpeas, and soy beans do well. The same fertilization and treatment is given this land as employed in handling the Mecklenburg clay Fig. b.—A typical cotton mill scene The following table gives the average results of analyses of soi
. The Bulletin of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. Agriculture -- North Carolina. The BuLf-KTix 27 The usual crops of the couuty are grown with a fair degree of suc- cess. Cotton yields from i/^ to 1 bale per acre, depending upon fertiliza- tion methods and cultivation. Corn produces from 15 to 30 bushels, oats from 15 to 30 bushels, and wheat, cowpeas, and soy beans do well. The same fertilization and treatment is given this land as employed in handling the Mecklenburg clay Fig. b.—A typical cotton mill scene The following table gives the average results of analyses of soil and subsoil of Mecklenburg sandy loam: CHEMICAL ANALYSIS. Percentage Composition Pounds of Total Plant Food Con- stituents Per Acre. Surface Soil to Depth of 6| Inches, 2,000X00 Lbs. Subsoil to Depth of 28 Inches, 8,000,000 Lbs. Nitrogen (N) Phos- phoric Acid (PaOs) Potash (K2O) Lime (CaO) Nitrogen (N) Phos- phoric Acid (P2O5) Potash (KsO) Lime (CaOr Surface) „ f Subsoil/ ''"'"• \ .076 .0345 110 .21 .60 1494 2760 2163 16800 23395 48000 70442 420800 MECHANICAL ANALYSIS. Fine Gravel, Per Cent Surface soil. Subsoil Coarse Sand, Per Cent Medium | Fine Sand, • Sand. Per Cent ; Per Cent Verv Fine Sand, Per Cent Silt, Per Cent Clay. Per Cent 42 1. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original North Carolina. Dept. of Agriculture. Raleigh : State Board of Agriculture
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