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Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia
Proper stocking rates, pasture rotation, timely deferment of grazing, and restricted
use during wet periods help to keep the pasture in good condition.
Woodland
Potential productivity: Moderate to high
Management considerations:
The steepness of slope, the severe hazard of erosion, and the equipment limitation
are the main management concerns.
Because of the steepness of slope, special care is needed when logging roads and
landings are layed out and logging equipment is operated.
Logging roads should be built on the contour or on the gentler sloping benches.
The grade of the logging roads should be kept as low as possible.
Landings should be established in the less sloping areas along the contour.
Establishing logging roads and skid trails on the contour and removing water from
logging roads by water bars, outsloping or insloping road surfaces, culverts, and
drop structures help to control erosion.
Community Development
Suitability: Unsuited
Management considerations:
The steepness of slope, a severe hazard of erosion on construction sites, and a
severe hazard of slippage are the major management concerns.
Because of the steepness of slope, this map unit generally is unsuited to building
site development.
Building roads and streets on the contour helps to overcome the slope on sites for
local roads and streets.
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.
Interpretive Groups
Land capability classification: 7s
Woodland ordination symbol: Matewan—3R; Pineville and Guyandotte—5R on north
aspects and 4R on south aspects
Prime farmland: No
Hydric soil: No
Mr—Middlebury loam, frequently flooded
Setting
Landscape position: On low flood plains along small streams and intermittent
drainageways; in the southern part of the county
Composition
Middlebury and similar soils: 85 percent
Dissimilar inclusions: 15 percent
Typical Profile
Surface layer:
0 to 7 inches—brown loam
Subsoil:
7 to 12 inches—dark yellowish brown loam
12 to 19 inches—yellowish brown loam
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