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Soil Survey of Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia

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94 <strong>Soil</strong> <strong>Survey</strong><br />

Permeability: Moderate<br />

Available water capacity: Moderate<br />

Root zone: Deep<br />

Minor Components<br />

Allen, Holston, Panama, <strong>and</strong> Sipsey soils, which are in similar l<strong>and</strong>form positions<br />

Enders, Montevallo, <strong>and</strong> Townley soils near drainage areas<br />

<strong>Soil</strong>s that have outcroppings <strong>of</strong> s<strong>and</strong>stone<br />

Use <strong>and</strong> Management<br />

L<strong>and</strong> use: Woodl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> pasture<br />

Cropl<strong>and</strong>, hayl<strong>and</strong>, <strong>and</strong> pasture<br />

Suitability to field crops: Poorly suited<br />

Suitability to hay: Moderately suited<br />

Suitability to pasture: Moderately suited<br />

Management concerns: Erosion hazard<br />

Woodl<strong>and</strong><br />

Potential productivity: Moderate<br />

Preferred trees to plant: Loblolly pine, short leaf pine, <strong>and</strong> yellow-poplar<br />

Management concerns: Slope <strong>and</strong> erodibility<br />

Urban development<br />

Suitability: Moderately suited<br />

Limitations: Depth to bedrock, slow water movement, low strength, <strong>and</strong> slope<br />

Recreational development<br />

Suitability: Moderately suited<br />

Limitations: Slope<br />

L<strong>and</strong> capability classification: 4E<br />

Interpretive Group<br />

NaE—Nauvoo fine s<strong>and</strong>y loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes<br />

Setting<br />

L<strong>and</strong>form: Hills<br />

L<strong>and</strong>form position: Summits <strong>and</strong> backslopes<br />

Flooding: None<br />

Slope: Moderately steep or steep<br />

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

Surface layer:<br />

0 to 5 inches—brown fine s<strong>and</strong>y loam<br />

Subsurface layer:<br />

5 to 12 inches—yellowish brown fine s<strong>and</strong>y loam<br />

Subsoil:<br />

12 to 29 inches—yellowish red clay loam that has brownish yellow mottles<br />

Substratum:<br />

29 to 56 inches—yellowish red s<strong>and</strong>y clay loam that has red <strong>and</strong> brownish yellow<br />

mottles

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