Soil Survey of Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia

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National Cooperative Soil Survey
This soil survey is a publication of the National Cooperative Soil Survey, a joint effort
of the United States Department of Agriculture and other Federal agencies, State
agencies including the Agricultural Experiment Stations, and local agencies. The Natural
Resources Conservation Service (formerly the Soil Conservation Service) has
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made cooperatively by the Natural Resources Conservation Service; the United States
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service; and the University of Georgia, College of
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Experiment Stations. The survey
is part of the technical assistance furnished to the Limestone Valley Soil and Water
Conservation District. The Murray County Board of Commissioners and the Whitfield
County Board of Commissioners provided financial assistance for the survey.
Major fieldwork for this soil survey was completed in 1997. Soil names and
descriptions were approved in 2001. Unless otherwise indicated, statements in this
publication refer to conditions in the survey area in 2001. The most current official data
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maps, however, could cause misunderstanding of the detail of mapping. If enlarged,
maps do not show the small areas of contrasting soils that could have been shown at a
larger scale.
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Cover: A pasture in an area of Arkabutla silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded.
This soil is well suited to pasture. The Montevallo and Townley soils on the lower hills and ridges
beyond the pasture primarily are used for woodland. The Junaluska, Tsali, and Cataska soils on
the mountains in the background are managed for woodland, recreation, and wildlife habitat.
Additional information about the Nation’s natural resources is available online
from the Natural Resources Conservation Service at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov.