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Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia - Soil Data Mart - US ...

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<strong>Soil</strong> <strong>Survey</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Lincoln</strong> <strong>County</strong>, <strong>West</strong> <strong>Virginia</strong><br />

Use and Management <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Soil</strong>s ........................................................................ 141<br />

Interpretive Ratings ............................................................................................. 141<br />

Rating Class Terms ......................................................................................... 141<br />

Numerical Ratings ........................................................................................... 141<br />

Crops and Pasture ............................................................................................... 142<br />

Yields per Acre ................................................................................................ 143<br />

Land Capability Classification ......................................................................... 144<br />

Prime Farmland and Other Important Farmlands ................................................ 145<br />

Agricultural Waste Management .......................................................................... 146<br />

Forest Productivity and Management .................................................................. 149<br />

Forest Productivity ........................................................................................... 149<br />

Forest Management ........................................................................................ 150<br />

Recreation ........................................................................................................... 152<br />

Wildlife Habitat ..................................................................................................... 154<br />

Hydric <strong>Soil</strong>s .......................................................................................................... 156<br />

Engineering ......................................................................................................... 157<br />

Building Site Development .............................................................................. 158<br />

Sanitary Facilities ............................................................................................ 159<br />

Construction Materials .................................................................................... 161<br />

Water Management ......................................................................................... 162<br />

<strong>Soil</strong> Properties ........................................................................................................ 165<br />

Engineering Index Properties .............................................................................. 165<br />

Physical Properties .............................................................................................. 166<br />

Chemical Properties ............................................................................................ 168<br />

Water Features .................................................................................................... 169<br />

<strong>Soil</strong> Features ........................................................................................................ 170<br />

Classification <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Soil</strong>s ..................................................................................... 173<br />

<strong>Soil</strong> Series and Their Morphology ............................................................................ 173<br />

Allegheny Series .................................................................................................. 174<br />

Beech Series ....................................................................................................... 175<br />

Berks Series ........................................................................................................ 177<br />

Cedarcreek Series ............................................................................................... 178<br />

Chagrin Series ..................................................................................................... 179<br />

Cloverlick Series .................................................................................................. 181<br />

Cotaco Series ...................................................................................................... 182<br />

Dormont Series.................................................................................................... 183<br />

Fiveblock Series .................................................................................................. 185<br />

Gilpin Series ........................................................................................................ 186<br />

Grigsby Series ..................................................................................................... 188<br />

Guyan Series ....................................................................................................... 189<br />

Guyandotte Series ............................................................................................... 190<br />

Hazleton Series ................................................................................................... 192<br />

Highsplint Series .................................................................................................. 193<br />

Holly Series ......................................................................................................... 195<br />

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