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To: afraidfortherepublic

For those of us in the northern tier of states, glaciation has rendered multi;ple soil types. I have 5 types on my 40 acres in Upstate NY. Glaciers dropped a multitude of rocks in their retreat, leaving us to clean up the mess. One field is almost all sand, while the next one over is full of stones and rocks. You can likely get a soil map of your county at the extension office free - at least, mine was. It will tell you about the nature of each soil type and what it’s good for - or not. the extension office is a fountain of info. It’s a good source. Also good is your land grant college. sd


35 posted on 01/27/2012 1:55:41 PM PST by shotdog (I love my country. It's our government I'm afraid of.)
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To: shotdog
"I have 5 types on my 40 acres in Upstate NY."

Our homestead is on both sides of a major bayou. On the ridge ground side, we have beautiful sandy loam. On the east side we have the black gumbo of the Mississippi River Delta. Some of the black land is sandier than the rest, and we have some streaks of white clay in the ridge ground. So we have a great variation in soils too.

51 posted on 01/27/2012 7:19:38 PM PST by JustaDumbBlonde (Don't wish doom on your enemies ... plan it.)
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