Setting

Landform position: Terraces

Surface layer:

0 to 4 inches-dark grayish brown silt loam

Subsurface layer:

4 to 8 inches-light brownish gray silt loam with redoximorphic features

Subsoil:

8 to 22 inches-brown silty clay loam and gray silt loam with redoximorphic features

22 to 43 inches-pale brown silty clay loam with redoximorphic features

43 to 60 inches-grayish brown silty clay loam with redoximorphic features

60 to 72 inches-light brownish gray silt loam with redoximorphic features

• Bonn soils

• Foley soils

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

Depth class: Very deep

Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained

Permeability: Very slow

Available water capacity: Low

Depth to seasonal high water table: 1 foot to 2 feet

Shrink-swell potential: Moderate

Hazard of flooding: None

Surface runoff: Low to medium

Soil reaction: Strongly acid to slightly acid in the surface and subsurface layers; slightly alkaline to strongly alkaline in the subsoil

Parent material: Silty sediments derived from loess

Major Uses: Most areas are cultivated; other areas are in woodland or idle

Land capability subclass: VIs

Suitability: Poorly suited

Adapted crops: Soybeans, rice, and grain sorghum

Management concerns:

• Droughtiness

• High concentration of sodium and magnesium within 12 inches of the surface

Management measures:

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

Suitability: Poorly suited

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

Management concerns:

• Droughtiness

• High concentration of sodium and magnesium within 12 inches of the surface

Management measures:

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

Woodland ordination symbol: 2T

Suitability: Poorly suited

Adapted species: Post oak, water oak, and eastern redcedar

Management concerns:

• Equipment use is restricted due to wetness

• Seedling mortality is severe

• Severe windthrow hazard

Management measures:

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

Limitation rating: Severe

Limitations:

• Wetness

Corrective measures:

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

Limitation rating: Severe

Limitations:

• Wetness

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:

• Low strength

Corrective measures:

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