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Soil Survey of Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia

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<strong>Murray</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Whitfield</strong> <strong>Counties</strong>, <strong>Georgia</strong> 287<br />

Forestl<strong>and</strong> Planting <strong>and</strong> Harvesting—Continued<br />

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Map symbol | Suitability for | Suitability for | Suitability for use <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>and</strong> soil name | h<strong>and</strong> planting | mechanical planting | harvesting equipment<br />

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| Rating class <strong>and</strong> |Value| Rating class <strong>and</strong> |Value| Rating class <strong>and</strong> |Value<br />

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| limiting features | | limiting features | | limiting features |<br />

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GrA: | | | | | |<br />

Guthrie-------------|Well suited | |Well suited | |Moderately suited |<br />

| | | | | Low strength |0.50<br />

| | | | | |<br />

HcB: | | | | | |<br />

Hanceville----------|Moderately suited | |Moderately suited | |Moderately suited |<br />

| Stickiness; high |0.50 | Stickiness; high |0.50 | Low strength |0.50<br />

| plasticity index| | plasticity index| | |<br />

| | | | | |<br />

HcD: | | | | | |<br />

Hanceville----------|Moderately suited | |Moderately suited | |Moderately suited |<br />

| Stickiness; high |0.50 | Slope |0.50 | Low strength |0.50<br />

| plasticity index| | Stickiness; high |0.50 | |<br />

| | | plasticity index| | |<br />

| | | | | |<br />

HcE: | | | | | |<br />

Hanceville----------|Moderately suited | |Poorly suited | |Moderately suited |<br />

| Stickiness; high |0.50 | Slope |0.75 | Low strength |0.50<br />

| plasticity index| | Stickiness; high |0.50 | Slope |0.50<br />

| | | plasticity index| | |<br />

| | | | | |<br />

HnC: | | | | | |<br />

Hanceville----------|Moderately suited | |Moderately suited | |Moderately suited |<br />

| Stickiness; high |0.50 | Slope |0.50 | Low strength |0.50<br />

| plasticity index| | Stickiness; high |0.50 | |<br />

| | | plasticity index| | |<br />

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Urban l<strong>and</strong>----------|Not rated | |Not rated | |Not rated |<br />

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HrF: | | | | | |<br />

Hector--------------|Well suited | |Poorly suited | |Moderately suited |<br />

| | | Slope |0.75 | Slope |0.50<br />

| | | Rock fragments |0.50 | |<br />

| | | | | |<br />

Townley-------------|Moderately suited | |Poorly suited | |Moderately suited |<br />

| Rock fragments |0.50 | Slope |0.75 | Low strength |0.50<br />

| Stickiness; high |0.50 | Rock fragments |0.75 | Slope |0.50<br />

| plasticity index| | Stickiness; high |0.50 | |<br />

| | | plasticity index| | |<br />

| | | | | |<br />

Rock outcrop--------|Not rated | |Not rated | |Not rated |<br />

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HsB: | | | | | |<br />

Holston-------------|Well suited | |Well suited | |Well suited |<br />

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HsD: | | | | | |<br />

Holston-------------|Well suited | |Moderately suited | |Well suited |<br />

| | | Slope |0.50 | |<br />

| | | | | |<br />

JfF: | | | | | |<br />

Jefferson-----------|Moderately suited | |Unsuited | |Moderately suited |<br />

| Slope |0.50 | Slope |1.00 | Slope |0.50<br />

| | | Rock fragments |0.50 | S<strong>and</strong>iness |0.50<br />

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