Antigo soils are among the most extensive soils in

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. They occur on about 300,000 acres (1,200 km²) in the northern part of the State. Antigo soils are well-drained and formed under northern hardwood forests in loess and loamy sediments over stratified sandy outwash. The average annual precipitation ranges from , and the average annual air temperature ranges from . The soil series was named after the city of Antigo,

. They are very productive soils for corn, small grain, and hay. In some areas, potatoes or snap beans are important crops. The steeper areas are used for pasture or for timber production. In 1983, with the lobbying of

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soil scientist Francis Hole, the Wisconsin Legislature designated Antigo silt loam as the official

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of Wisconsin.

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* * * *{{cite web , archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101011045653/http://www2.ftw.nrcs.usda.gov/osd/dat/A/ANTIGO.html , archivedate= 2010-10-11 , url= https://soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/A/ANTIGO.html , title= Official soil series description: Antigo , work= National Cooperative Soil Survey , publisher= Natural Resources Conservation Service , url-status=live Antigo distribution

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