\<@37\>Harleston Series

\<@33\>\<i\>*Depth class:*\<p\> Very deep

\<@33\>\<i\>*Drainage class:*\<p\> Moderately well drained

\<@33\>\<i\>*Permeability:*\<p\> Moderate

\<@33\>\<i\>*Parent material:*\<p\> Loamy marine sediments

\<@33\>\<i\>*Landscape:*\<p\> Coastal Plain

\<@33\>\<i\>*Landform:*\<p\> Stream terraces

\<@33\>\<i\>*Landform position:*\<p\> Slightly convex slopes

\<@33\>\<i\>*Slope:*\<p\> 0 to 2 percent

\<@33\>\<i\>*Taxonomic class:*\<p\> Coarse-loamy, siliceous, semiactive,
thermic Aquic Paleudults

\<@27\>Commonly Associated Soils

-   \<@29\>Well drained Benndale soils, which are on uplands

-   \<@29\>Somewhat poorly drained Escambia soils, which are on broad,
    upland flats

-   \<@29\>Well drained Malbis soils, which are in convex positions
    similar to those of the Harleston soils

-   \<@29\>Plinthic Poarch and Saucier soils, which are on uplands

-   \<@29\>Poorly drained Smithton soils, which are in narrow
    drainageways

\<@27\>Typical Pedon

\<@30\>Harleston fine sandy loam, occasionally flooded; 2.5 miles west
of the town of Wiggins on Project Road and 30 feet left of the road, in
a wooded area; NE\<bf\>1/4\<xb\>NW\<bf\>1/4\<xb\> sec. 21, T. 2 S., R.
12 W.

\<@23\>A---0 to 5 inches; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) fine sandy
loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine roots; very
strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.

\<@33\>E---5 to 11 inches; brown (10YR 5/3) sandy loam; moderate medium
granular structure; friable; common fine roots; very strongly acid;
clear smooth boundary.

\<@33\>Bt1---11 to 25 inches; light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) loam;
moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots;
sand grains coated and bridged with clay; very strongly acid; gradual
smooth boundary.

\<@33\>Bt2---25 to 35 inches; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) loam;
moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; sand grains coated
and bridged with clay; few fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6)
masses of iron accumulation; few fine distinct light brownish gray (10YR
6/2) irregularly shaped iron depletions with clear boundaries in the
matrix; very strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.

\<@33\>Bt3---35 to 44 inches; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) loam;
moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; sand grains coated
and bridged with clay; few faint clay films on faces of peds; common
medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) masses of iron accumulation;
common medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) irregularly shaped
iron depletions with clear boundaries in the matrix; extremely acid;
gradual irregular boundary.

\<@33\>Bt4---44 to 52 inches; 35 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y
6/4), 30 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), and 25 percent yellowish
brown (10YR 5/6) sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky
structure; friable; sand grains coated and bridged with clay; many
medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) irregularly shaped iron
depletions with clear boundaries in the matrix; very strongly acid;
gradual wavy boundary.

\<@33\>Bt5---52 to 62 inches; 40 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2),
30 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), and 25 percent yellowish
brown (10YR 5/8) sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky
structure; friable; sand grains coated and bridged with clay; grayish
areas are iron depletions; very strongly acid.

\<@27\>Range in Characteristics

\<@33\>\<i\>*Thickness of the solum:*\<p\> More than 60 inches

\<@33\>\<i\>*Reaction:*\<p\> Very strongly acid or strongly acid
throughout, except where lime has been applied

\<@23\>\<i\>*A or Ap horizon:*\<p\>

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR, value of 3 or 4, and chroma of 2 or 3

\<@31\>Texture---fine sandy loam

\<@23\>\<i\>*E horizon:*\<p\>

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 2 to 4

\<@31\>Texture---loam, sandy loam, or fine sandy loam

\<@23\>\<i\>*Bt horizon:*\<p\>

\<@31\>Color---hue of 7.5YR, 10YR, or 2.5Y, value of 5 or 6, and chroma
of 4 to 8

\<@31\>Texture---sandy loam or loam in the upper part; sandy loam, loam,
or sandy clay loam in the lower part

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features---iron depletions in shades of gray and
masses of iron accumulation in shades of brown, yellow, and red