Soil Survey of Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia

Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia 119
Surface layer:
0 to 5 inches—yellowish brown silt loam
Typical Profile
Subsoil:
5 to 16 inches—strong brown silty clay that has brownish yellow mottles
16 to 27 inches—strong brown channery silty clay loam that has red and brownish
yellow mottles
Underlying material:
27 to 60 inches—multicolored, rippable shale bedrock bedded at angles up to 35
degrees
Soil Properties and Qualities
Drainage class: Well drained
Depth to seasonal high water table: More than 6.0 feet
Permeability: Slow
Available water capacity: Low
Root zone: Moderately deep
Minor Components
Albertville, Conasauga, Cunningham, Docena, Enders, Holston, and Montevallo
soils, which are in similar landform positions
Use and Management
Land use: Pasture, hayland, woodland, and cropland
Cropland, hayland, and pasture
Suitability to field crops: Moderately suited
Suitability to hay: Well suited
Suitability to pasture: Well suited
Management concerns: Hazard of erosion
Woodland
Potential productivity: Moderate
Preferred trees to plant: Loblolly pine and shortleaf pine
Management concerns: Slope, erodibility, content of rock fragments, low strength,
stickiness, and high plasticity index
Urban development
Suitability: Moderately suited
Limitations: Depth to bedrock, slow water movement, low strength, and shrink-swell
potential
Recreational development
Suitability: Moderately suited
Limitations: Depth to bedrock, content of gravel, slow water movement, and slope
Interpretive Group
Land capability classification: 3E
TnD—Townley silt loam, 6 to 15 percent slopes
Setting
Landform: Low hills and ridges
Landform position: Summits and backslopes