Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Soils of the Eastern United States and Their Use, Vol. 16: The Dekalb Silt Loam
A wide variety of small fruits may be grown upon the Dekalb silt loam both for home use and for market supply where such demands exist. The later varieties of strawberries yield well both in respect to quantity and to quality. Raspberries may be grown and blackberries are particularly successful upon areas of some eleva tion in the more northern regions. Local market demands should rule the classes of small fruits to be planted.
Market-garden empa - Potatoes should constitute the chief market garden crop upon the Dekalb silt loam wherever the local market conditions justify their production. The precautions necessary to secure a favorable yield have been discussed under general farm crops.
Cabbages may also be grown to advantage both for local sale and for shipment. Usually it will be better to apply lime to the soil before a cabbage crop is attempted, and the land should be in a good condition of general fertility and Should be well prepared with deep plowing and good tillage.
Beets, turnips, and other root crops may be grown to advantage where a local market for them exists.
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