Setting

Landform position: Escarpments between loess covered terraces and alluvial terraces below

Surface layer:

0 to 4 inches-brown silt loam

Subsoil:

4 to 22 inches-yellowish brown silt loam

22 to 24 inches-gray silt loam with redoximorphic features

24 to 50 inches-compact and brittle, yellowish brown silty clay loam and light gray silt with redoximorphic features

50 to 72 inches-compact and brittle, yellowish brown silt loam with redoximorphic features

• Calhoun soils

• Calloway soils

• Henry soils

• Severely eroded areas and non-eroded areas

Depth class: Very deep

Drainage class: Moderately well drained

Permeability: Moderate above the fragipan and slow in the fragipan

Available water capacity: Moderate

Depth to seasonal high water table: 1.5 to 2.5 feet below the surface

Hazard of flooding: None

Shrink-swell potential: Low

Surface runoff: Medium to high

Soil reaction: Very strongly acid to moderately acid in the surface layer and upper part of the subsoil; strongly acid to slightly acid in the lower part of the subsoil

Parent material: Loess

Major Uses: Most areas are in pasture; a few areas are cultivated or in woodland

Land capability subclass: IIIe

Suitability: Moderately suited

Adapted crops: Soybeans, grain sorghum, winter small grains, and other sown crops

Management concerns:

• Erosion is a severe limitation

Management measures:

• See Use and Management of the Soils, Crops and Pasture Section

Suitability: Well suited

Adapted plants: Common bermudagrass, improved bermudagrass, and tall fescue

Management concerns:

• No significant limitations

Management measures:

• See Use and Management of the Soils, Crops and Pasture Section

Woodland ordination symbol: 8W

Suitability: Moderately suited

Adapted species: Cherrybark oak, sweetgum, southern red oak, loblolly pine, and shortleaf pine

Management concerns:

• Moderate windthrow hazard

Management measures:

• See Use and Management of the Soils, Woodland Management and Productivity Section

Limitation rating: Moderate

Limitations:

• Wetness

Corrective measures:

• See Use and Management of the Soils, Engineering, Building Site Development Section

Limitation rating: Moderate

Limitations:

• Wetness

• Slope

Corrective measures:

• See Use and Management of the Soils, Engineering, Building Site Development Section

Limitation rating: Severe

Limitations:

• Wetness

• Slow permeability

Corrective measures:

• See Use and Management of the Soils, Engineering, Sanitary Facilities Section

Limitation rating: Severe

Limitations:

• Low strength

• Wetness

Corrective measures:

• See Use and Management of the Soils, Engineering, Building Site Development Section