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Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia
Typical Profile
Kaymine
Surface layer:
0 to 3 inches—grayish brown channery loam
Substratum:
3 to 23 inches—gray, mottled very channery silt loam
23 to 41 inches—gray, mottled extremely channery loam
41 to 65 inches—gray, mottled extremely channery loam
Fiveblock
Surface layer:
0 to 4 inches—yellowish brown channery loam
Substratum:
4 to 25 inches—yellowish brown very channery sandy loam
25 to 50 inches—yellowish brown extremely flaggy sandy loam
50 to 65 inches—yellowish brown very flaggy sandy loam
Soil Properties and Qualities
Drainage class: Kaymine—well drained; Fiveblock—somewhat excessively
drained
Permeability: Moderate or moderately rapid
Available water capacity: Kaymine—low to high; Fiveblock—very low
Depth to a seasonal high water table: More than 72 inches
Flooding: None
Shrink-swell potential: Low
Hazard of erosion: Severe
Slope class: Very steep
Stoniness: 3 to 5 percent of the surface covered by stones
Rockiness: None
Natural fertility: Low
Reaction: In unlimed areas, moderately acid to moderately alkaline
throughout the Kaymine soil and moderately acid to slightly alkaline in
the Fiveblock soil
Organic matter content in the surface layer: Kaymine—very low; Fiveblock—low
Surface runoff: Very high
Depth to bedrock: More than 60 inches
Inclusions
Limiting inclusions:
Soils that are more acid throughout
Use and Management
Uses: This map unit is used as grassland with autumn olive shrubs in the open areas
or as woodland.
Cropland
Suitability: Unsuited
Management considerations:
In most areas, rock fragments in the surface layer and stones at the surface
interfere with tillage and planting.
Because of the steepness of slope, this map unit is generally unsuited to cultivated
crops.
The severe hazard of erosion is a management concern.
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