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and fine silt from the slightly higher ad ra
aie é a gh Joining

While black clay loam ranks es one of the best
soils in the district, yet the clay and humus hich it
containa give it the sroperty of shrinkage anc expansion
to sueh a degree as to be somewhat objectionable at times
espe@ially during droughts When the soil is wet, these
constituents expand, ani when the moisture evaporates
or is used by crops, they shrinks This results in the
formation of cracks. These cracks allow the soil strata
to dry out rapidly, and as a resuit the emp iis liatle ~
to injury through lack ef moisture. ‘

PARK LANDS IN SECTION 16 TP. 79 RCE. 18

Showing one of the types of country with a elsy lean
soil, The timber in this part of the country has been
eleareé by fires with very little damage to the soil.

fhe clay Leam soil found on the higher lanc

is generally of a whitish color anc of Low organie co ne
tent. Yeretation in the timbered yarte is generally sparse.
The clearing of parts of this rough country has been caused
by repeated fires anc in most cases the soil is severely
burned »

The fine sandy loem soil consists of eight te
fifteen inches of medium brown to a dark brown or black
fine sandy leam, underlain by a layer of clay loam one to

two fect thick, which in turn rests on 4 heavy GlLays

The surface soil in the lower areas of this
type, is composed chiefly of fine sant, with enough ore
ganie matter, silt and clay to give a fine sandy loam
texture. In its natural conéition it has & fairly com-
gaet atructure, while in cultivated fields it is loose
and meéllove in the higher lands the soil is of whitish
or grey color and in places has been severaly burned. In
many places these soils of whitish color an¢ which ere
practically deveid of humus, generally caused by fires,
are aiter a couple of years tilth fairly productive the

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