DrRod
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Generally speaking, sand is very fine crushed rock. It becomes dirt when organic material is added. I once attended a dirt seminar and learned the obvious -- that the various colors and textures of dirt are all tied to the chemistry of the soil. The amount of clay, iron, lime, slate, sand, micronutirents, bacteria, etc all affect the look, feel and performance of dirt.
As for the racoon thing, I've read that there is a general increase in the coon population because its no longer very profitable for guys to trap them for fur. Seems that most racoon fur was exported to the Soviet Union but now their market is way down due to their "new" economy. So prices went down and people got out of the trapping business. Around here, suburbanites pay upwards of $300 to get someone out to trap a coon on their property.
As for the racoon thing, I've read that there is a general increase in the coon population because its no longer very profitable for guys to trap them for fur. Seems that most racoon fur was exported to the Soviet Union but now their market is way down due to their "new" economy. So prices went down and people got out of the trapping business. Around here, suburbanites pay upwards of $300 to get someone out to trap a coon on their property.