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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 management concerns.
Seedling mortality may be a problem on south-facing aspects due to droughtiness
during the summer months.
Because of the 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.
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.
Because of the stones and boulders on the soil surface, wheeled skidders with
high clearance should be operated at a reduced speed over carefully chosen
routes.
Planting when the soil is moist can reduce the seedling mortality rate.
Community Development
Suitability: Unsuited
Management considerations:
The steepness of slope, a severe hazard of erosion on construction sites, and the
stones and boulders on the soil surface are management concerns.
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: Sharpcrest—6R on north aspects and 3R on south
aspects; Hazleton—4R on north aspects and 3R on south aspects
Prime farmland: No
Hydric soil: No
SkC—Shelocta-Beech complex, 8 to 15 percent
slopes
Setting
Landscape position: On footslopes and colluvial fans; throughout the central part of
the county
Note: The Shelocta and Beech soils occur as areas so intermingled and small that
mapping them separately is impractical.
Composition
Shelocta, Beech, and similar soils: 90 percent
Dissimilar inclusions: 10 percent
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