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Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia
Pasture and Hayland
Suitability: Unsuited
Management considerations:
The operation of conventional equipment used in clipping and applying
fertilizer is difficult because of the slope and the surface stones.
Establishing and maintaining a mixture of grasses and legumes and
preventing overgrazing are major management concerns in pastured
areas.
The severe hazard of erosion is a management concern.
Woodland
Potential productivity: Moderately high
Management considerations:
The droughtiness of these soils can result in a high seedling mortality rate in tree
plantations.
Large stones at the surface may interfere with tree harvesting equipment in some
areas of this map unit.
The slope is a management concern.
Erosion is a severe hazard affecting logging roads and skid trails.
Seedlings should be mulched where practical.
Planting when the soil is moist can reduce the seedling mortality rate.
Because of stones at the surface, wheeled skidders with high clearance should be
operated at a reduced speed over carefully chosen routes.
Constructing roads and skid trails on the contour helps to control erosion.
Community Development
Suitability: Unsuited
Management considerations:
The stones and boulders on the surface, the potential for differential settling, and
the steepness of slope are the main management concerns.
Onsite investigation and testing are necessary to determine the limitations and
potential for most urban uses.
Interpretive Groups
Land capability classification: 7s
Woodland ordination symbol: 4R
Prime farmland: No
Hydric soil: No
KmF—Kaymine-Cedarcreek-Matewan complex, very
steep, extremely stony
Setting
Landscape position: Kaymine and Cedarcreek—on very steep outslopes in areas that
have been surface-mined for coal; Matewan—on very steep side slopes of hills or
on shoulders of ridges in areas that have not been mined
Note: The Kaymine, Cedarcreek, and Matewan soils occur as areas so intermingled
and small that mapping them separately is impractical.
Composition
Kaymine, Cedarcreek, Matewan, and similar soils: 85 percent
Dissimilar inclusions: 15 percent
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