. Productive soils; the fundamentals of successful soil management and profitable crop production. Soils. CHAPTER XVIII SANDS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT Sandy soils include four important classes, namely: (1) Sand, coarse and medium; (2) fine sand; (3) sandy loam, and (4) fine sandy loam. The last two classes are generally recognized as excellent soils, and their management requires no special attention when due consideration is given to the maintenance of their fertility. When depleted they require about the same treatment in their improvement as do loams and silt loams. The medium. 11'j. 205.—Shif
. Productive soils; the fundamentals of successful soil management and profitable crop production. Soils. CHAPTER XVIII SANDS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT Sandy soils include four important classes, namely: (1) Sand, coarse and medium; (2) fine sand; (3) sandy loam, and (4) fine sandy loam. The last two classes are generally recognized as excellent soils, and their management requires no special attention when due consideration is given to the maintenance of their fertility. When depleted they require about the same treatment in their improvement as do loams and silt loams. The medium. 11'j. 205.—Shifting or duac ^c^nd. sands and the fine sands, on the other hand, have certain charac- teristics which necessitate a special knowledge for their success- ful management. The fine sands are much more desirable soils than coarse sands. This fact is usually indicated by the character and size of the under- growth of cut-over lands or by the original vegetation which they are supporting or have supported. Heavy growth and hardwoods usually indicate the presence of more fine material in the soil and a higher content of plant-food elements, which mean more favorable cropping possibilities. ^ --^T- Dune or shifting sands (Fig. 205), being of little or no agricul- tural value, are not considered in this chapter. Advantages in Farming Sands.—There are several advantages to be considered in farming sands, namely: (a) They are warm and quick soils; (6) they are especially well adapted to the growing of small fruit, early vegetables and such crops as strawberries, 309. 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 Weir, Wilbert Walter, 1882-. Philadelphia London, J. B. Lippincott company
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