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Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia
Use and Management
Uses: Most areas of this Lily soil are used as woodland. A few areas are used as
hayland or pasture.
Cropland
Suitability: Poorly suited
Management considerations:
The hazard of erosion is severe in unprotected areas.
A system of conservation tillage, contour farming, winter cover crops, and crop
residue management help to control erosion and to maintain fertility and tilth.
Pasture and Hayland
Suitability: Suited
Management considerations:
Erosion is a severe hazard if the sod is removed by overgrazing.
Proper stocking rates, uniform distribution of grazing, and a planned grazing system
help to keep the pasture in good condition.
Woodland
Potential productivity: Moderately high
Management considerations:
Erosion is a hazard on logging roads and skid trails.
The hazard of erosion can be minimized by building logging roads and trails on the
contour; seeding roads, landings, and areas that have been cut and filled to
perennial grasses and legumes; and installing water bars and culverts.
Community Development
Suitability: Poorly suited
Management considerations:
Erosion is a severe hazard on construction sites.
Excavation for building sites is hampered by the shallow depth to bedrock.
Because of the slope, this soil is poorly suited to building site development unless
extensive land shaping is completed.
Maintaining a plant cover on construction sites, establishing a plant cover in
unprotected areas, and providing for the proper disposal of surface runoff help to
control erosion and sedimentation.
Seeding and mulching roadbanks after construction help to control erosion.
Building on the bedrock and landscaping with additional fill may be preferable to
excavating the bedrock.
Interpretive Groups
Land capability classification: 4e
Woodland ordination symbol: 4R
Prime farmland: No
Hydric soil: No
LiE—Lily sandy loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes, very stony
Setting
Landscape position: On summits and shoulders of ridges; in areas of the Mahoning
Sandstone Member of the Conemaugh Formation; throughout the county
Composition
Lily and similar soils: 75 percent
Dissimilar inclusions: 25 percent
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