Setting

Landform position: Edge of terraces and escarpments between terraces

Surface layer:

0 to 5 inches-brown silt loam

Subsoil:

5 to 12 inches-yellowish red silty clay loam with redoximorphic features

12 to 20 inches-red silty clay with redoximorphic features

20 to 26 inches-yellowish brown silty clay with redoximorphic features

26 to 40 inches-light brownish gray silty clay loam with redoximorphic features

40 to 52 inches-grayish brown silt loam with redoximorphic features

52 to 72 inches-brown silt loam with redoximorphic features

• Hillemann soils

• Jackport soils

• Overcup soils

• Small depressional areas subject to flooding and/or ponding for long durations

Depth class: Very deep

Drainage class: Moderately well drained

Permeability: Very slow

Available water capacity: High

Depth to seasonal high water table: 1.5 to 2.5 feet

Shrink-swell potential: High

Hazard of flooding: None

Surface runoff: Medium to high

Soil reaction: Moderately acid to slightly acid in the surface layer; very strongly acid to moderately acid in the upper part of the subsoil; very strongly acid to neutral in the lower part of the subsoil

Parent material: Loess like sediment with low sand content

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

Land capability subclass: IIIe

Suitability: Moderately suited

Adapted crops: Soybeans, winter small grains, and other drilled crops

Management concerns:

• Erosion is a severe limitation

Management measures:

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

Suitability: Moderately suited

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

Management concerns:

• Erosion

Management measures:

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

Woodland ordination symbol: 6W

Suitability: Moderately suited

Adapted species: Cherrybark oak, sweetgum, and water oak

Management concerns:

• Severe windthrow hazard

Management measures:

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

Limitation rating: Severe

Limitations:

• Shrink-swell potential

Corrective measures:

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

Limitation rating: Severe

Limitations:

• Shrink-swell potential

Corrective measures:

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

Limitation rating: Severe

Limitations:

• Wetness

• Very slow permeability

Corrective measures:

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

Limitation rating: Severe

Limitations:

• Shrink-swell potential

• Low strength

Corrective measures:

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