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Soil Survey of Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia

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72 <strong>Soil</strong> <strong>Survey</strong><br />

HcE—Hanceville loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes<br />

L<strong>and</strong>form: Low hills <strong>and</strong> ridges<br />

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

Flooding: None<br />

Slope: Moderately steep<br />

Surface layer:<br />

0 to 3 inches—dark reddish brown loam<br />

Setting<br />

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

Subsurface layer:<br />

3 to 10 inches—dark reddish brown clay loam<br />

Subsoil:<br />

10 to 60 inches—dark reddish brown clay loam<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<br />

Permeability: Moderate<br />

Available water capacity: High<br />

Root zone: Very deep<br />

Minor Components<br />

Allen, Dewey, Cunningham, Fullerton, Montevallo, Townley, <strong>and</strong> Waynesboro soils,<br />

which are in similar l<strong>and</strong>form positions<br />

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

L<strong>and</strong> use: Pasture, hayl<strong>and</strong>, <strong>and</strong> 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: Poorly suited<br />

Suitability to pasture: Poorly suited<br />

Management concerns: Hazard <strong>of</strong> erosion<br />

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

Woodl<strong>and</strong><br />

Potential productivity: Moderate<br />

Preferred trees to plant: Loblolly pine <strong>and</strong> shortleaf pine<br />

Management concerns: Slope, erodibility, low strength, available water capacity,<br />

stickiness, <strong>and</strong> high plasticity index<br />

Urban development<br />

Suitability: Poorly suited<br />

Limitations: Slope, slow water movement, low strength, <strong>and</strong> shrink-swell potential<br />

Recreational development<br />

Suitability: Poorly suited<br />

Limitations: Slope<br />

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

Interpretive Group

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