Soil Survey of Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia

32 Soil Survey
Subsoil:
13 to 18 inches—brown silt loam that has grayish brown and dark yellowish brown
mottles
18 to 21 inches—grayish brown silty clay loam that has pale brown and yellowish
brown mottles
21 to 31 inches—grayish brown silty clay loam that has light yellowish brown and
strong brown mottles
31 to 63 inches—gray silty clay loam that has yellowish brown and light yellowish
brown mottles
Soil Properties and Qualities
Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained
Seasonal high water table: Apparent; at a depth of 1.0 foot to 1.5 feet
Permeability: Moderate
Available water capacity: High
Root zone: Very deep
Minor Components
Shellbluff and Chenneby soils, which are in the slightly higher landform positions
Ketona soils, which are in the slightly lower landform positions
Soils that have gravel layers at a depth of less than 60 inches
Use and Management
Land use: Cropland, woodland, hayland, and pasture
Cropland, hayland, and pasture
Suitability to field crops: Moderately suited
Suitability to hay: Moderately suited
Suitability to pasture: Moderately suited
Management concerns: Flooding and wetness
Woodland
Potential productivity: High
Preferred trees to plant: Loblolly pine, American sycamore, cherrybark oak, eastern
cottonwood, green ash, and sweetgum
Management concerns: Flooding, low strength, and wetness
Urban development
Suitability: Poorly suited
Limitations: Flooding, depth to saturated zone, low strength, and slow water movement
Recreational development
Suitability: Poorly suited
Limitations: Flooding and depth to saturated zone
Interpretive Group
Land capability classification: 2W
BoD—Bodine very gravelly silt loam, 6 to 15 percent
slopes
Setting
Landform: Hills and ridges
Landform position: Summits and backslopes