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Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia
• Erosion is a severe hazard if the sod is removed by overgrazing.
The operation of conventional equipment used in clipping and applying fertilizer is
difficult because of the slope.
Proper stocking rates, a planned grazing system, and deferred grazing during wet
periods help to keep the pasture in good condition.
Grazing should be deferred in the spring until the soil is firm.
The hay and pasture plants that can tolerate the seasonal wetness should be
selected for planting.
Woodland
Potential productivity: Moderately high
Management considerations:
Erosion is a severe hazard in unprotected areas.
Because of the slope, special care is needed when logging roads and landings are
layed out and logging equipment is operated.
Plant competition is severe if openings are made in the canopy.
Establishing skid roads and 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 and ensure the safe operation of logging
equipment.
Carefully managed reforestation helps to control undesirable understory plants.
Community Development
Suitability: Poorly suited
Management considerations:
The seasonal high water table, the hazard of slippage, and the slope are
limitations affecting building site development and the construction of local roads
and streets.
Installing foundation drains, sealing foundations, and backfilling with porous
materials help to prevent the damage caused by wetness.
Care should be taken to minimize disturbance of the soil because of the hazard of
slippage.
Land shaping and grading help to overcome the slope.
Construction of roads on the contour helps to overcome the slope.
Interpretive Groups
Land capability classification: 6e
Woodland ordination symbol: 4R on south-facing slopes; 5R on north-facing
slopes
Prime farmland: No
Hydric soil: No
BSF—Berks-Shelocta association, very steep, extremely
stony
Setting
Landscape position: Berks—on ridges and the upper backslopes of hills dominated
by siltstone and shale bedrock; Shelocta—on the middle and lower backslopes of
hills and on footslopes and toeslopes dominated by siltstone and shale bedrock
Composition
Berks soil: 40 percent
Shelocta soil: 35 percent
Dissimilar inclusions: 25 percent
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