. Dillon County, economic and social. ver been made in Dillon County but a surveyof the soils of Marlboro County would indicate the presence inDillon County of the silt and sandy loam of the Coxville series,and the course sand, and sandy loam of the Norfolk series. Thesoil survey of Robeson , North Carolina, would indicate thepresence of sandy loam of both the Norfolk and Portsmouth soils adjoining the Great Pee Dee River are in swamp and com-posed of Norfolk sand according to the Florence County soil same is true of the soils adjoining the Lumber River in the east
. Dillon County, economic and social. ver been made in Dillon County but a surveyof the soils of Marlboro County would indicate the presence inDillon County of the silt and sandy loam of the Coxville series,and the course sand, and sandy loam of the Norfolk series. Thesoil survey of Robeson , North Carolina, would indicate thepresence of sandy loam of both the Norfolk and Portsmouth soils adjoining the Great Pee Dee River are in swamp and com-posed of Norfolk sand according to the Florence County soil same is true of the soils adjoining the Lumber River in the east-ern part of the There are a large number of different soil typesin Dillon County. The most important and best developed are in-eluded in the Norfolk, Marlboro, Portsmouth, Ruston, Orangeburgand Coxville series. These soils for agricultural purposes areamong the best in the United States, Dillon County is considered one of the best developed and mostextensively farme<l counties in the South. Her soils are well w •Tl o D. Dillon Cointy : Economic and Social 25 drained and devoted iirincipally to the itrodiiction of cotton. Corn,tobacco and cowpeas are successfully grown and a few fields aredevote<l to wheat and oats. The best drained second bottom or Pee Dee terrace soils are theAmite and the Kalniia. These are devoted to the same crops asthe upland types. The first bottom lands are little used foragriculture at present. Dillon County has many fine grass soilsand natural pastures. They offer an excellent oipportunity for thecattle industry. Climate. The climate of DilhMi County is characterize<l by short mildwinters and long summers but few excessively hot days. Theaverage yearly temperature is about 62 degrees Fahrenheit and themean annual rainfall is about 50 inches. The rainfall is greatestduring the spring months of April and May. There is very littlesnow. The last frosts of spring come about the 29th of Marchand the first killing frost of fall com
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