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Soil Survey of Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia

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26 <strong>Soil</strong> <strong>Survey</strong><br />

Available water capacity: Moderate<br />

Root zone: Deep<br />

Minor Components<br />

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

Conasauga <strong>and</strong> Docena soils, in the slightly lower l<strong>and</strong>form positions<br />

<strong>Soil</strong>s that are deeper than 60 inches to shale bedrock<br />

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

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

L<strong>and</strong> use: Pasture, woodl<strong>and</strong>, <strong>and</strong> cropl<strong>and</strong><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: 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: Erodibility, slope, low strength, stickiness, high plasticity index,<br />

<strong>and</strong> content <strong>of</strong> rock fragments<br />

Urban development<br />

Suitability: Moderately suited<br />

Limitations: Slope, depth to bedrock, slow water movement, low strength, <strong>and</strong> shrinkswell<br />

potential<br />

Recreational development<br />

Suitability: Moderately suited<br />

Limitations: Slow water movement <strong>and</strong> slope<br />

Interpretive Group<br />

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

AnB—Allen loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes<br />

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

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

Flooding: None<br />

Slope: Gently sloping<br />

Surface layer:<br />

0 to 5 inches—brown loam<br />

Setting<br />

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

Subsoil:<br />

5 to 14 inches—yellowish red clay loam<br />

14 to 51 inches—red clay loam<br />

51 to 60 inches—red clay<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

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