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Soil Survey of Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia

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20 <strong>Soil</strong> <strong>Survey</strong><br />

Composition<br />

Percent <strong>of</strong> <strong>Whitfield</strong> County: 2 percent<br />

Bodine soils: 40 percent<br />

Nella soils: 15 percent<br />

Townley soils: 15 percent<br />

Minor components: 30 percent<br />

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

Bodine<br />

Slope range: Strongly sloping to very steep<br />

Drainage class: Somewhat excessively drained<br />

Depth class: Very deep<br />

Nella<br />

Slope range: Gently sloping to very steep<br />

Drainage class: Well drained<br />

Depth class: Very deep<br />

Townley<br />

Slope range: Gently sloping to steep<br />

Drainage class: Well drained<br />

Depth class: Moderately deep<br />

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

Major uses: Woodl<strong>and</strong>, pasture, <strong>and</strong> hayl<strong>and</strong><br />

Management concerns: Slope, erosion hazard, slow water movement, <strong>and</strong> gravel<br />

content<br />

7. Fullerton-Hanceville<br />

Gently sloping to moderately steep, well drained, very deep soils that have a clayey<br />

subsoil <strong>and</strong> formed in alluvium, colluvium, <strong>and</strong> residuum from acid shale, cherty<br />

limestone, limestone, <strong>and</strong> s<strong>and</strong>stone<br />

Setting<br />

Major l<strong>and</strong> resource area: Southern Appalachian Ridges <strong>and</strong> Valleys<br />

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

Slope range: 2 to 30 percent slopes<br />

Composition<br />

Percent <strong>of</strong> <strong>Whitfield</strong> County: 3 percent<br />

Fullerton soils: 30 percent<br />

Hanceville soils: 20 percent<br />

Minor components: 50 percent<br />

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

Fullerton<br />

Slope range: Gently sloping to moderately steep<br />

Drainage class: Well drained<br />

Depth class: Very deep<br />

Hanceville<br />

Slope range: Gently sloping or strongly sloping<br />

Drainage class: Well drained<br />

Depth class: Very deep

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