soil

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  Bruce Holland demonstrates soil quality in one of the north fields. The tilled area represents about five acres.
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  The field is being prepared for the next crop. Soil composition varies widely from field to field. The soil in this area has a high organic content. Soils are composed of sand, clay and organic materials.
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  The peanut is a nitrogen-fixing plant. The roots form nodules, which absorb nitrogen from the air and provide enrichment and nutrition to the plant and soil.
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  On the American continent, watermelons were grown as early as 1629 in Massachusetts, and prior to 1664 in Florida.
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  Watermelons grow best on a sandy loam soil.
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  There are cotton fields stretching for several miles on both sides of Kansas Road.