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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 />

Woodland ordination symbol: Gilpin—5R on north aspects and 4R on south aspects;<br />

Wharton—4R on north and south aspects<br />

Prime farmland: No<br />

Hydric soil: No<br />

Gs—Grigsby fine sandy loam, frequently flooded<br />

Setting<br />

Landscape position: On low flood plains along the major streams; throughout the<br />

county<br />

Composition<br />

Grigsby and similar soils: 86 percent<br />

Dissimilar inclusions: 14 percent<br />

Typical Pr<strong>of</strong>ile<br />

Surface layer:<br />

0 to 10 inches—dark yellowish brown fine sandy loam<br />

Subsoil:<br />

10 to 45 inches—dark yellowish brown fine sandy loam and sandy loam<br />

Substratum:<br />

45 to 49 inches—dark yellowish brown loamy sand<br />

49 to 65 inches—brownish yellow, strong brown, and very pale brown gravelly loamy<br />

sand<br />

<strong>Soil</strong> Properties and Qualities<br />

Drainage class: Well drained<br />

Permeability: Moderate or moderately rapid<br />

Available water capacity: Moderate<br />

Depth to a seasonal high water table: 42 to 72 inches<br />

Flooding: Frequent<br />

Shrink-swell potential: Low<br />

Hazard <strong>of</strong> erosion: Slight<br />

Slope class: Nearly level<br />

Stoniness: None<br />

Rockiness: None<br />

Natural fertility: Medium<br />

Reaction: In unlimed areas, slightly acid or neutral in the solum and moderately acid<br />

to neutral in the C horizon<br />

Organic matter content in the surface layer: Moderate<br />

Surface run<strong>of</strong>f: Negligible<br />

Depth to bedrock: More than 60 inches<br />

Inclusions<br />

Limiting inclusions:<br />

Middlebury soils<br />

Skidmore soils<br />

Use and Management<br />

Uses: Most areas <strong>of</strong> this Grigsby soil are used as hayland or woodland. A small<br />

acreage is used for corn.<br />

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