. Soils of southern New Jersey and their uses . U S DEFT. OF A&RICULTUREBUREAU OF SOILSWILTON GENERALIZED SOIL MAP SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. SOILS OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND THEIR USES. 17 This soil is representative of considerable tracts of land mappedas the Sassafras loam in the detailed surveys of the Camden, Free-hold, Trenton, and Salem areas. It contains a slightly greateramount of greensand or glauconite in the deeper portions of thesubsoil than is common, but in all other respects is typical. It is recognized as a strong, productive agricultural soil best suitedto the growing of general fa
. Soils of southern New Jersey and their uses . U S DEFT. OF A&RICULTUREBUREAU OF SOILSWILTON GENERALIZED SOIL MAP SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. SOILS OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND THEIR USES. 17 This soil is representative of considerable tracts of land mappedas the Sassafras loam in the detailed surveys of the Camden, Free-hold, Trenton, and Salem areas. It contains a slightly greateramount of greensand or glauconite in the deeper portions of thesubsoil than is common, but in all other respects is typical. It is recognized as a strong, productive agricultural soil best suitedto the growing of general farm crops and of Irish potatoes. Practi-cally every acre of the type is cleared and occupied for agriculturalpurposes both in the Freehold area and elsewhere in southern NewJersey. Sassafras sandy loam.—The surface soil of the Sassafras sanctyloam to an average depth of 8 to 10 inches consists of a light yel-lowish brown to brown sandy loam. It is somewhat heavy and co-herent where it is associated with the Sassafras loam in the vicinityof Freehold. The subsoil is a yellow or yellowish-brown heavy sandyloam, which grades at a de
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