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Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia
Depth to bedrock: Kaymine and Cedarcreek—more than 60 inches; Matewan—20 to
40 inches
Inclusions
Limiting inclusions:
Areas where stones and boulders cover more than 15 percent of the soil surface
Soils that are less than 20 inches deep over bedrock
Areas of rock outcrop
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, the 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.
Erosion is a severe hazard in areas used for crops.
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.
Erosion is a severe hazard in areas used for pasture or hay.
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 management concerns.
Onsite investigation and testing are necessary to determine the limitations and
potential for most urban uses.
Interpretive Groups
Land capability classification: 7s
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