The soil is very fertile and produce two crops per year when the rains are regular.
"Every living thing needs what rocks and soil produce."
With proper management, this soil has produced many millions of dollars of agricultural wealth for the state's economy.
The barren soil had suddenly produced all manner of plant life, which was growing at a phenomenal rate.
The fertile soil produced quality vegetables, fruits and grass for animal feed.
Any soil in the world will produce a crop first year the sod's broken.
However, they require warm weather and good soil to produce the best nutrients.
The soil produced fine hemp and in 1870 the county grew 4.3 million pounds.
Fertile soil and climatic conditions together, produce high quality agricultural products.
In the spring they could plant crops on the mountainside, but the rocky soil would produce only a bare living.