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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> 29<br />

Available water capacity: Moderate<br />

Root zone: Very deep<br />

Minor Components<br />

Enders, Nella, Panama, <strong>and</strong> Sipsey soils, which are in similar l<strong>and</strong>form positions<br />

Townley soils, which are in the higher l<strong>and</strong>form positions<br />

<strong>Soil</strong>s that are shallow to s<strong>and</strong>stone 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: 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: Poorly 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, <strong>and</strong> low available water<br />

capacity<br />

Urban development<br />

Suitability: Poorly suited<br />

Limitations: Slope, slow water movement, <strong>and</strong> low strength<br />

Recreational development<br />

Suitability: Poorly suited<br />

Limitations: Slope <strong>and</strong> content <strong>of</strong> gravel<br />

Interpretive Group<br />

L<strong>and</strong> capability classification: 6E<br />

ArC—Allen-Urban l<strong>and</strong> complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes<br />

Setting<br />

L<strong>and</strong>form: Hills <strong>and</strong> ridges in urban areas<br />

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

Flooding: None<br />

Slope: Gently sloping or strongly sloping<br />

Composition<br />

Allen soils—about 60 percent<br />

Urban l<strong>and</strong>—about 40 percent<br />

Allen<br />

Surface layer:<br />

0 to 5 inches—brown loam<br />

Subsoil:<br />

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

Typical Pr<strong>of</strong>ile

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