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Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia
The operation of conventional equipment used in clipping and applying fertilizer is
difficult because of the slope.
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: 6e
Woodland ordination symbol: 4R
Prime farmland: No
Hydric soil: No
Lo—Lobdell loam, occasionally flooded
Setting
Landscape position: On nearly level, low flood plains along small streams and
intermittent drainageways; throughout the county
Composition
Lobdell and similar soils: 90 percent
Dissimilar inclusions: 10 percent
Typical Profile
Surface layer:
0 to 6 inches—brown loam
Subsoil:
6 to 20 inches—dark yellowish brown loam
20 to 38 inches—dark yellowish brown, mottled loam
Substratum:
38 to 65 inches—dark yellowish brown, mottled stratified silt loam and
loam
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