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Soil Survey of Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia

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122 <strong>Soil</strong> <strong>Survey</strong><br />

L<strong>and</strong> capability classification: 7E<br />

Interpretive Group<br />

TnF—Townley silt loam, 30 to 45 percent slopes<br />

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

L<strong>and</strong>form position: Backslopes<br />

Flooding: None<br />

Slope: Steep<br />

Surface layer:<br />

0 to 5 inches—yellowish brown silt loam<br />

Setting<br />

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

Subsoil:<br />

5 to 16 inches—strong brown silty clay that has brownish yellow mottles<br />

16 to 27 inches—strong brown channery silty clay loam that has red <strong>and</strong> brownish<br />

yellow mottles<br />

Underlying material:<br />

27 to 60 inches—multicolored, rippable shale bedrock bedded at angles up to 35<br />

degrees<br />

<strong>Soil</strong> Properties <strong>and</strong> Qualities<br />

Drainage class: Well drained<br />

Depth to seasonal high water table: More than 6.0 feet<br />

Permeability: Slow<br />

Available water capacity: Low<br />

Root zone: Moderately deep<br />

Minor Components<br />

Cunningham <strong>and</strong> Montevallo soils, which are in similar l<strong>and</strong>form positions<br />

<strong>Soil</strong>s that formed in alluvial sediments along drainageways<br />

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

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

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

Suitability to field crops: Unsuited<br />

Suitability to hay: Unsuited<br />

Suitability to pasture: Unsuited<br />

Management concerns: Hazard <strong>of</strong> erosion<br />

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

Potential productivity: Moderate<br />

Preferred trees to plant: Loblolly pine <strong>and</strong> shortleaf pine<br />

Management concerns: Slope, erodibility, content <strong>of</strong> rock fragments, low strength, low<br />

available water capacity, stickiness, <strong>and</strong> high plasticity index<br />

Urban development<br />

Suitability: Poorly suited<br />

Limitations: Depth to bedrock, slow water movement, shrink-swell potential, low<br />

strength, <strong>and</strong> slope

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