Setting

Landform position: Sand dunes on stream terraces

Surface layer:

0 to 5 inches-dark yellowish brown fine sandy loam

Subsurface layer:

5 to 11 inches-dark yellowish brown fine sandy loam

Subsoil:

11 to 27 inches-brown fine sandy loam

27 to 56 inches-brown sandy clay loam

56 to 64 inches-dark yellowish brown fine sandy loam

Substratum:

64 to 80 inches-yellowish brown fine sand

• Bulltown soils

• Patterson soils

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

Depth class: Very deep

Drainage class: Well drained

Permeability: Moderate

Available water capacity: Moderate

Depth to seasonal high water table: >6 feet

Shrink-swell potential: Low

Hazard of flooding: None

Surface runoff: Negligible to low

Soil reaction: Strongly acid to neutral in the surface and subsurface layers and upper part of the subsoil; strongly acid to slightly acid in the lower part of the subsoil; strongly acid to neutral in the substratum

Parent material: Loamy eolian deposits

Major Uses: Most areas are cultivated; other areas are in woodland and pasture

Land capability subclass: I

Suitability: Well suited

Adapted crops: Corn, soybeans, cotton, winter small grains, and truck crops

Management concerns:

• No significant limitations

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: 9A

Suitability: Well suited

Adapted species: Cherrybark oak, sweetgum, green ash, eastern cottonwood, and shortleaf pine

Management concerns:

• No significant limitations

Management measures:

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

Limitation rating: Slight

Limitations:

• No significant limitations

Corrective measures:

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

Limitation rating: Slight

Limitations:

• No significant limitations

Corrective measures:

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

Limitation rating: Moderate

Limitations:

• Moderate permeability

Corrective measures:

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

Limitation rating: Slight

Limitations:

• No significant limitations

Corrective measures:

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