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<br /> SOIL DESCRIPTIONS 000017 •
<br /> MC—Merstdon silt (sem', 6 tar.10 percent.slopes.This TaD—Tatum silt loam, 8 to 15 percent.slopes. Th.
<br /> well drained soil is on narrow•side slopes•on the uplands. welt.drained.soil is on side• slopes. on the uplands. 171
<br /> MaPPed areas' are long. mow. roughly rectangular areas are elliptical in shape and are 5 to 20 acres in ajar..
<br /> bands and are 5 to 50 acres In size. Typically, the surface layer is strong brown silt loam
<br /> Typically,the surface layer is dark yellowish brown silt 'inches thick. The subsoil is 29 inches thick. The u.
<br /> loam 4 inches thick. The subsurface- layer is yellow silt part is red silty clay. The lower part is red silty cla
<br /> loam 5 inches thick. The sibsoil is 49 inches- thick The loam.The underlying material, extending to a depth of . •
<br /> upper part is reddish yedoar, silty day loam The middle inches,is mottled red saprolite that crushes to loam..
<br /> part is mottled yellowish red silty clay loam-and mottled Included with this soil in mapping are small areas th•
<br /> strong brown clay.The lower, part is mottled reddish yel- have a dark red clay loam surface layer and a few sm- -
<br /> low silty clay loam.The underlying material,extending to areas of eroded soils. Also included are small. areas , .
<br /> a depth of 62 inches,is mottled yellowish red,light gray, Goldston and Wilkes soils.
<br /> and yellowish brown silt loam. The organic matter content of the surface layer is la
<br /> Included with this sod in mapping are some-salad areas The permeability is moderate, the available water capaci
<br /> of soils that have a gravelly'surface layer and a few areas ty is low, and the shrink-swell potential is mod
<br /> of eroded souls. Also included are•small areas of Geor- Reaction of the subsoil is very strongly acid or strong!
<br /> geville,Goldston,and Wilkeit soils. acid. Depth to bedrock is 40 to 60 inches. The seaso
<br /> The•organic matter content of the surface layer is low- high water table is at a depth of 48 to 72 inches.
<br /> The permeability is moderate, the available water capaci- Most of this soil is woodland and pasture. Some I
<br /> ty is medium, and the shrhik-swell potential is low. The cropland.Slope,surface runoff, erosion, and.deptb to •
<br /> subsoil is strongly acid or ivery strongly acid. Depth to are the main limitations to the use and management • •
<br /> bedrock is.more than 60 inches The seasonal high water this soil. •
<br /> table is below a depth of 72.inches.- This soil has medium potential far corn,soybeans, as
<br /> Most of this.soil is used As upland. Some is used for wheat, and barley. Minimum tillage and crop • •
<br /> pasture and some as woodland. Slope, moderate perinea- management help to control runoff and erosion.Con' •-
<br /> bility,surface runoff,and erosion are the main limitations lion practices such as maintaining drainageways in "I
<br /> to the use and.management of this soul striperopping,contour farming,and crop rotations.that in
<br /> This soil has medium potential for corn, •soybeansa elude close-growing crops also aid in conserving soil an
<br /> tobacco, and small grain. Minimum tillage• and crop yam -
<br /> residue management help to control runoff and erosion. The potential for hay and pasture forage is moderate!
<br /> Conservation practices such�as maintaining drainageways high if plants such as iadino clover,red clover,and seri -
<br /> in sod, terraces and dive�ons, field borders, strip- lespedeza are used. Proper pasture management helps t. •
<br /> cropping, and crop rotations that include close-growing insure adequate protective cover by reducing runoff an.
<br /> crops also aid in conserving soil and water. controlling erasion.
<br /> The potential for hay and pastutre forage crops•such as This soil has medium potential for most urban • -
<br /> sericea lespedeza, red dower, white cloverr, fescue, and because of slope and depth to rock.The limitation of slop-
<br /> orchardgrasss is high. Proper pasture management helps can be reduced or modified by special planning,design, o
<br /> to insure adequate protective cover by reducing runoff maintenance. Erosion is a hazard• if ground cover i-
<br /> and controlling erosion. I . removed. The potential for most recreation uses is medi
<br /> The potential for most urban uses is medium because of urn.Slope is the main limitation,
<br /> slope and permeability. The permeability affects the per- : This soil has moderately high potential for broad-leav-•
<br /> formance of septic tank absorption fields, but this limits- - and needle-leaved trees. The dominant trees are whit-
<br /> tion generally can be overcome by modifying the field or oak, black oak, post oak, northern red oak, southern r •
<br /> by increasing the size of the!absorption area. The limits- oak, crimson oak, yellow-poplar, hickory, maple, beech
<br /> tion of slope can be reduced or modified by' special loblolly pine, shortleaf pine, Virginia pine, and chestnu
<br /> planning, design, or maintenance. Erosion is a hazard if •oak.The understory is mainly dogwood, redbud, holly,an
<br /> ground cover is removed. The potential for recreation sassafras- There are no significant limitations fo
<br /> uses is medium because of sidpe.
<br /> This soil has moderately ' woodland use and management. Capability subclass III.,
<br /> y potential for broad-leaved woodland group 3o.
<br /> and needle-leaved trees. The dominant trees are white
<br /> oak, black oak, post oak, northern red-oak, southern red -
<br /> oak, crimson oak, yellow-poplar, sweetgpm;• hickory,
<br /> maple, ash, beech, labially pine, shortleaf pine, and Vir-
<br /> ginia pine. The uitderstory hs mainly dogwood, redbud,
<br /> sourwood, holly, and sassafras. There are no significant - .
<br /> limitations for woodland use and management. Capability -•
<br /> subclass Me, woodland grou 30. '-.
<br /> * Taken from the Soil Survey of Orange County, North Carolina ;1977) , pages 15 and 19.
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