\<@37\>Ariel Series

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

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Permeability:*\<p\> Moderately slow

\<@33\>\<i\>*Parent material:*\<p\> Silty alluvium

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Landform:*\<p\> Flood plains

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

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Taxonomic class:*\<p\> Coarse-silty, mixed, active, thermic
Fluventic Dystrochrepts

\<@8\>Ariel soils are commonly associated on the landscape with
Kirkville, Mantachie, and Oaklimeter soils. The moderately well drained
Kirkville and Oaklimeter soils are in the slightly lower positions on
the flood plains. The somewhat poorly drained Mantachie soils are in the
lower positions on the flood plain.

\<@27\>Typical Pedon

\<@32\>Ariel silt loam, occasionally flooded; about 300 feet south and
550 feet west of the northeast corner of sec. 25, T. 15 N., R. 6 E.;
USGS Hesterville topographic quadrangle; lat. 33 degrees 08 minutes 12
seconds N. and long. 89 degrees 37 minutes 53 seconds W.

\<@23\>Ap1---0 to 3 inches; brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; weak fine
granular structure; friable; many fine roots; few fine distinct strong
brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulations in root channels; few
fine faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions in pores; moderately
acid; abrupt smooth boundary.

\<@33\>Ap2---3 to 8 inches; brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; weak fine and
medium granular structure; friable; common fine roots; moderately acid;
abrupt smooth boundary.

\<@33\>Bw1---8 to 19 inches; dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silt loam;
weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots;
strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.

\<@33\>Bw2---19 to 27 inches; brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; weak medium
subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots; few medium faint
pale brown (10YR 6/3) iron depletions; few medium distinct yellowish
brown (10YR 5/4) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid; clear
smooth boundary.

\<@33\>Bw3---27 to 36 inches; brown (10YR 5/3) silt loam; weak medium
subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine pores; common fine and
medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions; common
medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of iron
accumulation that are firm and brittle; strongly acid; gradual wavy
boundary.

\<@33\>Bwxb1---36 to 48 inches; 35 percent brown (10YR 5/3), 35 percent
yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), and 30 percent gray (10YR 6/1) silt loam;
weak very coarse prismatic structure parting to weak medium subangular
blocky; friable, dense and slightly brittle; common fine and medium
manganese concretions; few thin seams of gray silt between prisms; the
gray areas are iron depletions; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.

\<@33\>Bwxb2---48 to 60 inches; 35 percent brown (10YR 5/3), 35 percent
gray (10YR 6/1), and 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) silt loam; weak
very coarse prismatic structure parting to weak medium subangular
blocky; friable, dense and slightly brittle; common medium manganese
concretions; few thin seams of gray silt between prisms; the gray areas
are iron depletions; the strong brown areas are masses of iron
accumulation; strongly acid.

\<@27\>Range in Characteristics

\<@33\>\<i\>*Solum thickness:*\<p\> More than 60 inches

\<@33\>\<i\>*Depth to contrasting soil material:*\<p\> 20 to 50 inches
to a buried solum

\<@33\>\<i\>*Reaction:*\<p\> Strongly acid or very strongly acid
throughout the profile, except for the surface layer in areas that have
been limed

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

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 2 or 3

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam

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

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 3 or
4

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features---none to common masses of iron
accumulation in shades of brown or yellow

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

\<@31\>Color---multicolored in shades of brown and gray

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam, silty clay loam, or loam

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features---few to many black or brown manganese
concretions and few or common iron depletions, masses of iron
accumulation, or both

\<@37\>Arkabutla Series

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Drainage class:*\<p\> Somewhat poorly drained

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Parent material:*\<p\> Silty alluvium

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Landform:*\<p\> Flood plains

\<@33\>\<i\>*Landform position:*\<p\> Flat to slightly concave slopes

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Taxonomic class:*\<p\> Fine-silty, mixed, active, acid,
thermic Aeric Fluvaquents

\<@8\>Arkabutla soils are commonly associated on the landscape with
Ariel, Bude, Rosebloom, and Oaklimeter soils. The well drained Ariel and
moderately well drained Oaklimeter soils are in the higher positions on
the flood plains. The poorly drained Rosebloom soils are in the lower
positions on the flood plains. The Bude soils have a fragipan and are on
adjacent stream terraces.

\<@27\>Typical Pedon

\<@32\>Arkabutla silt loam in an area of Rosebloom-Arkabutla
association, frequently flooded; about 1,800 feet north and 300 feet
west of the southeast corner of sec. 30, T. 13 N., R. 8 E.; USGS
Singleton topographic quadrangle; lat. 32 degrees 57 minutes 00 seconds
N. and long. 89 degrees 36 minutes 38 seconds W.

\<@23\>Ap---0 to 5 inches; brown (10YR 5/3) silt loam; weak fine and
medium granular structure; friable; many fine roots; many medium
distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and fine distinct strong brown
(7.5YR 4/6) masses of iron accumulation in root channels; strongly acid;
abrupt wavy boundary.

\<@33\>Bw---5 to 12 inches; 35 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4),
35 percent brown (10YR 5/3), and 30 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y
6/2) silt loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure;
friable; common fine roots; few coatings of silt and oxides on ped
faces; the light brownish gray areas are iron depletions; strongly acid;
gradual wavy boundary.

\<@33\>Bg1---12 to 19 inches; 55 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2)
and 45 percent gray (10YR 6/1) silt loam; weak fine and medium
subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine roots; strongly acid;
gradual wavy boundary.

\<@33\>Bg2---19 to 28 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) silt loam; weak fine and
medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots; few black
and brown manganese concretions; many medium distinct strong brown
(7.5YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid; gradual wavy
boundary.

\<@33\>Bg3---28 to 38 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) silt loam; weak very
coarse prismatic structure parting to weak medium subangular blocky;
friable; common black and brown manganese concretions; many medium
distinct yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) masses of iron accumulation;
strongly acid; gradual irregular boundary.

\<@33\>Bg4---38 to 48 inches; 45 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), 30
percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), and 25 percent gray (10YR 6/1) silty
clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic structure parting to weak medium
subangular blocky; friable; many fine and medium black and brown
manganese concretions; strongly acid; gradual irregular boundary.

\<@33\>Bg5---48 to 60 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silty clay loam;
weak very coarse prismatic structure parting to weak medium subangular
blocky; friable; many black and brown manganese concretions; many medium
distinct brown (10YR 4/3) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of
iron accumulation; strongly acid.

\<@27\>Range in Characteristics

\<@33\>\<i\>*Solum thickness:*\<p\> More than 40 inches

\<@33\>\<i\>*Reaction:*\<p\> Very strongly acid or strongly acid, except
for the surface layer in areas that have been limed

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

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 2 or 3

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam

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

\<@31\>Color---commonly no dominant matrix color and multicolored in
shades of brown and gray; or hue of 10YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of
2

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam or loam

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features (where present)---few or common iron
accumulation in shades of brown

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

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 1 or 2; or no
dominant matrix color and multicolored in shades of gray and brown

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam, loam, or silty clay loam

\<@37\>Bude Series

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Drainage class:*\<p\> Somewhat poorly drained

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Parent material:*\<p\> Thin mantle of loess and the
underlying loamy sediments

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Landform:*\<p\> Uplands and stream terraces

\<@33\>\<i\>*Landform position:*\<p\> Toeslopes and footslopes

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Taxonomic class:*\<p\> Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic
Glossaquic Fragiudalfs

\<@8\>Bude soils are commonly associated on the landscape with
Oaklimeter, Gillsburg, and Providence soils. The moderately well drained
Oaklimeter and silty Gillsburg soils are on flood plains and do not have
a fragipan. The moderately well drained Providence soils are on the
higher ridges.

\<@27\>Typical Pedon

\<@32\>Bude silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes; about 400 feet north and
200 feet east of the southwest corner of sec. 14, T. 14 N., R. 7 E.;
USGS Kosciusko topographic quadrangle; lat. 33 degrees 03 minutes 55
seconds N. and long. 89 degrees 33 minutes 30 seconds W.

\<@23\>Ap---0 to 5 inches; 35 percent dark brown (10YR 4/3), 35 percent
light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), and 30 percent dark grayish brown
(10YR 4/2) silt loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; very
friable; many fine roots; few fine black and brown manganese
concretions; the dark grayish brown areas are iron depletions; the light
yellowish brown areas are masses of iron accumulation; moderately acid;
abrupt smooth boundary.

\<@33\>Bw1---5 to 11 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; weak
fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine roots;
slightly plastic; many fine pores; few fine black and yellowish brown
concretions; many distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron
depletions; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.

\<@33\>Bw2---11 to 16 inches; 30 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2),
25 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), 25 percent light olive
brown (2.5Y 5/6), and 20 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) silt loam; weak
fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots;
many fine pores; few fine black and brown concretions; the light
brownish gray and pale brown areas are iron depletions; very strongly
acid; clear smooth boundary.

\<@33\>E/B---16 to 20 inches; 35 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2)
and 25 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) loam (E) that has silt
tonguing between peds; 25 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) and 15
percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam (B); weak very coarse
prismatic structure parting to weak medium subangular blocky; friable;
the light olive brown material is dense and brittle; many fine vesicular
pores; few black and brown concretions; very strongly acid; clear
irregular boundary.

\<@33\>Btx---20 to 29 inches; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), 25
percent gray (5Y 6/1), 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), and 20
percent light gray (10YR 7/1) silty clay loam; weak very coarse
prismatic structure; firm, brittle in about 60 percent of the volume;
many fine vesicular pores; few distinct and common faint clay films on
faces of peds; prism faces coated with gray silt; few fine black and
brown concretions; the strong brown areas are masses of iron
accumulation; the gray areas are iron depletions; very strongly acid;
clear irregular boundary.

\<@33\>2Btx1---29 to 40 inches; 45 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6),
30 percent gray (5Y 5/1), and 25 percent gray (10YR 6/1) silty clay
loam; weak very coarse prismatic structure parting to moderate coarse
subangular blocky; firm and compact, brittle in more than 60 percent of
the volume; many vesicular pores; common faint clay films on faces of
prisms; common thin seams of gray silt between prisms; few black and
brown concretions; the light gray and gray areas are iron depletions;
very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.

\<@33\>2Btx2---40 to 56 inches; 35 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6),
35 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), and 30 percent gray (10YR 6/1)
clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic structure parting to moderate
coarse subangular blocky; firm in 40 to 60 percent of the volume; many
fine vesicular pores; common faint clay films on faces of prisms; common
thin seams of gray silt between prisms; common fine black and brown
concretions; the light gray areas are iron depletions; very strongly
acid; gradual wavy boundary.

\<@33\>2Btx3---56 to 64 inches; 35 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4),
35 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), and 30 percent gray (10YR 5/1)
clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic structure parting to weak coarse
angular blocky; firm, brittle in 40 to 60 percent of the volume; many
vesicular pores; few faint clay films on faces of prisms; few fine black
and brown concretions; few seams of gray silt between prisms; the gray
areas are iron depletions; very strongly acid.

\<@27\>Range in Characteristics

\<@33\>\<i\>*Solum thickness:*\<p\> More than 60 inches

\<@33\>\<i\>*Depth to contrasting soil material:*\<p\> 18 to 40 inches
to a fragipan

\<@33\>\<i\>*Reaction:*\<p\> Very strongly acid to moderately acid
throughout the profile, except for the surface layer in areas that have
been limed

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

\<@31\>Color---commonly no dominant matrix color and multicolored in
shades of brown and gray; hue of 10YR, value of 4, and chroma of 2 to 4;
or hue of 10YR, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 4 to 6

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam

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

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 4 to 8; hue
of 7.5YR, value of 5, and chroma of 6; or no dominant matrix color and
multicolored in shades of brown and gray

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam or silty clay loam

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features---iron depletions in the upper 10 inches

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

\<@31\>Color---(E part) hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 or 6, and chroma
of 2 to 4; (B part) hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of
3 to 8

\<@31\>Texture---(E part) silt loam; (B part) silt loam or silty clay
loam

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features---common or many iron depletions and
masses of iron accumulation

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

\<@31\>Color---commonly no dominant matrix color and multicolored in
shades of brown or gray; or hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 or 6, and
chroma of 1 or 2

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam or silty clay loam

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features---masses of iron accumulation in shades of
brown

\<@23\>\<i\>*2Btx horizon:*\<p\>

\<@31\>Color---commonly no dominant matrix color and multicolored in
shades of brown and gray; or hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 or 6, and
chroma of 1 or 2

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam, loam, or clay loam

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features---common or many iron depletions and
masses of iron accumulation

\<@37\>Calhoun Series

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

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

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Parent material:*\<p\> Loess

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

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Landform position:*\<p\> Flat to concave slopes; shallow
depressions

\<@33\>\<i\>*Slope:*\<p\> 0 to 1 percent

\<@33\>\<i\>*Taxonomic class:*\<p\> Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic
Typic Glossaqualfs

\<@8\>Calhoun soils are commonly associated on the landscape with
Calloway, Grenada, and Oaklimeter soils. The somewhat poorly drained
Calloway soils are in the slightly higher positions. The moderately well
drained Grenada soils are in the slightly higher, more convex positions.
The moderately well drained Oaklimeter soils are on the narrower parts
of the flood plains.

\<@27\>Typical Pedon

\<@32\>Calhoun silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes; about 2,000 feet south
and 300 feet east of the northwest corner of sec. 27, T. 13 N., R. 4 E.;
USGS Goodman topographic quadrangle; lat. 32 degrees 56 minutes 55
seconds N. and long. 89 degrees 33 minutes 30 seconds W.

\<@23\>Ap---0 to 5 inches; dark brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; weak fine
granular structure; very friable; many fine roots; common fine black
concretions; common fine faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions
in root channels; moderately acid; abrupt smooth boundary.

\<@33\>Eg1---5 to 12 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam; weak
fine and medium granular structure; friable; common fine roots; common
medium black and yellowish brown concretions; common distinct yellowish
brown (10YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid; clear
smooth boundary.

\<@33\>Eg2---12 to 20 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam; weak
medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine roots; common
fine brown and black concretions; many fine distinct yellowish brown
(10YR 5/4) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid; gradual wavy
boundary.

\<@33\>B/E---20 to 32 inches; gray (10YR 5/1) silty clay loam; weak
coarse prismatic structure parting to moderate medium subangular blocky;
very firm; common faint clay films on faces of peds; common thin light
gray (10YR 7/1) clay depletions on faces of peds; seams of grayish brown
(10YR 5/2) silt loam (E) 1/2 to 2 inches in width extend through horizon
and make up 15 to 20 percent of the matrix; common fine black and brown
concretions; common fine distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) masses of
iron accumulation; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.

\<@33\>Btg---32 to 45 inches; light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silt loam;
weak coarse prismatic structure parting to moderate medium subangular
blocky; very firm; few small pores; few faint clay films on faces of
peds; common black and brown concretions; common medium distinct
yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; very strongly
acid; gradual wavy boundary.

\<@33\>Cg---45 to 60 inches; 35 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), 35
percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), and 30 percent gray (10YR 6/1)
silt loam; massive; very firm; common fine black and brown concretions;
areas of yellowish brown are masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid.

\<@27\>Range in Characteristics

\<@33\>\<i\>*Solum thickness:*\<p\> 40 to 80 inches

\<@33\>\<i\>*Reaction:*\<p\> Very strongly acid to moderately acid,
except for the surface layer in areas that have been limed

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

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 1 to 3

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam

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

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 1 or 2

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features---few or common masses of iron
accumulation in shades of brown and yellow

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

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 1 or
2

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam or silty clay loam

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features---few or common masses of iron
accumulation in shades of brown or yellow

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

\<@31\>Color---commonly no dominant matrix color and multicolored in
shades of gray and brown; or hue of 10YR, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of
1 or 2

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam or silty clay loam

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features---few or common masses of iron
accumulation in shades of brown or yellow

\<@37\>Calloway Series

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Drainage class:*\<p\> Somewhat poorly drained

\<@33\>\<i\>*Permeability:*\<p\> Moderate above the fragipan and slow in
the fragipan

\<@33\>\<i\>*Parent material:*\<p\> Thick loess deposits

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

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Landform position:*\<p\> Toeslopes and flat to slightly
concave slopes on uplands and low terraces

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Taxonomic class:*\<p\> Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic
Glossaquic Fragiudalfs

\<@8\>Calloway soils are commonly associated on the landscape with
Calhoun, Grenada, and Deerford soils. The poorly drained Calhoun soils
are in the lower positions. The moderately well drained Grenada soils
are in the higher positions. The silty Deerford soils are in positions
similar to those of the Calloway soils and have a higher content of
exchangeable sodium in the subsoil.

\<@27\>Typical Pedon

\<@32\>Calloway silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes; about 1,500 feet north
and 1,200 feet east of the southwest corner of sec. 36, T. 14 N., R. 4
E.; USGS Durant topographic quadrangle; lat. 33 degrees 01 minutes 20
seconds N. and long. 89 degrees 50 minutes 53 seconds W.

\<@23\>Ap---0 to 6 inches; dark brownish gray (10YR 4/2) silt loam; weak
fine and medium granular structure; very friable; many fine roots; few
fine brown and black concretions; strongly acid; abrupt smooth boundary.

\<@33\>Bw1---6 to 13 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; weak
fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine roots;
common medium distinct gray (10YR 6/1) iron depletions; few fine brown
and black concretions; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.

\<@33\>Bw2---13 to 22 inches; 60 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and
40 percent gray (10YR 6/1) silt loam; weak fine and medium subangular
blocky structure; friable; few fine roots; common fine brown and black
concretions; strongly acid; abrupt wavy boundary.

\<@33\>E/B---22 to 28 inches; 35 percent gray (10YR 6/1) silt (E)
between prisms; moderate coarse prismatic structure; compact and
friable; 35 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 30 percent light
yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) silt loam (B); weak fine and medium
subangular blocky structure; friable and compact, brittle; common fine
and medium brown and black concretions; common fine voids; few fine
roots in cracks; the yellowish brown areas are masses of iron
accumulation; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.

\<@33\>Btx1---28 to 48 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay
loam; weak very coarse prismatic structure; very firm and compact,
brittle; many medium distinct light gray (10YR 6/1) and light brownish
gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions; common faint and few distinct clay
films on faces of peds; common fine and medium brown and black
concretions; few fine voids; few gray silt tongues between prisms;
strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.

\<@33\>Btx2---48 to 60 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay
loam; weak very coarse prismatic structure; very firm and compact,
brittle; few faint clay films on faces of peds; common medium distinct
gray (10YR 6/1) iron depletions; few seams of gray silt between prisms;
common fine and medium brown and black concretions; strongly acid.

\<@27\>Range in Characteristics

\<@33\>\<i\>*Solum thickness:*\<p\> More than 60 inches

\<@33\>\<i\>*Depth to contrasting material:*\<p\> 14 to 38 inches to a
fragipan

\<@33\>\<i\>*Reaction:*\<p\> Moderately acid or strongly acid in the
upper part of the solum and strongly acid to moderately alkaline in the
lower part

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

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR, value of 3 or 4, and chroma of 1 or 2

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam

\<@23\>\<i\>*A horizon (where present):*\<p\>

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

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam

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

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 4 to
6; or no dominant matrix horizon and multicolored in shades of brown and
gray

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam or silty clay loam

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features---few to many iron depletions in shades of
gray and masses of iron accumulation in shades of brown

\<@23\>\<i\>*E/B horizon (where present):*\<p\>

\<@31\>Color---(E part) hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 or 6, and chroma
of 1 or 2; (B part) hue of 10YR, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 4 to 6
or shades of brown or gray and no dominant matrix horizon

\<@31\>Texture---(E part) silt or silt loam; (B part) silt loam or silty
clay loam

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features---common or many iron depletions in shades
of gray and masses of iron accumulation in shades of brown

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

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5, and chroma of 2 to 6

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam or silty clay loam; material in the prisms is
brittle and very firm; silty tongues are friable.

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features---few or common iron depletions in shades
of gray, masses of iron accumulation in shades of brown, or both

\<@37\>Chenneby Series

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Drainage class:*\<p\> Somewhat poorly drained

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Parent material:*\<p\> Silty alluvium

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Landform:*\<p\> Flood plains

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

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Taxonomic class:*\<p\> Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic
Fluvaquentic Dystrochrepts

\<@8\>Chenneby soils are commonly associated on the landscape with
Rosebloom and Oaklimeter soils. The poorly drained Rosebloom soils are
at lower elevations than the Chenneby soils and are farther from the
river channel. The moderately well drained Oaklimeter soils are in the
higher positions near tributaries of the main channel.

\<@27\>Typical Pedon

\<@32\>Chenneby silt loam, frequently flooded; about 500 feet north and
1,010 feet east of the southwest corner of sec. 32, T. 13 N., R. 4 E.;
USGS Goodman topographic quadrangle; lat. 32 degrees 55 minutes 24
seconds N. and long. 89 degrees 54 minutes 09 seconds W.

\<@23\>A---0 to 5 inches; brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; weak medium
granular structure; friable; few fine roots; moderately acid; clear
smooth boundary.

\<@33\>Bw1---5 to 14 inches; brown (10YR 5/3) silt loam; weak medium
subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots; few faint pale
brown (10YR 6/3) iron depletions lining pores; common fine and medium
black and brown concretions; very strongly acid; gradual smooth
boundary.

\<@33\>Bw2---14 to 23 inches; brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; weak medium
subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots; common fine faint
light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions; common fine black
concretions; very strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.

\<@33\>Bg1---23 to 35 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt loam;
weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; many medium distinct
brown (10YR 5/3) masses of iron accumulation; common fine and medium
black and brown concretions; very strongly acid; gradual smooth
boundary.

\<@33\>Bg2---35 to 50 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt loam;
weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few medium faint light
brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) iron depletions; moderately acid; gradual
smooth boundary.

\<@33\>Cg---50 to 60 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) silty clay loam; firm;
massive; common fine distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) masses of
iron accumulation; strongly acid.

\<@27\>Range in Characteristics

\<@33\>\<i\>*Solum thickness:*\<p\> 40 to 70 inches

\<@33\>\<i\>*Reaction:*\<p\> Very strongly acid to moderately acid,
except for the surface layer in areas that have been limed

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

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 2 to 4

\<@31\>Texture---slit loam

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

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 3 or
4

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features (where present)---few or common iron
depletions in shades of gray and masses of iron accumulation in shades
of brown

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam or silty clay loam

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

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 2 to
6

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features---few to many masses of iron accumulation
in shades of brown

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

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 1 or
2; or no dominant matrix color

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam or silty clay loam

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features---few or common masses of iron
accumulation in shades of brown

\<@37\>Deerford Series

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Drainage class:*\<p\> Somewhat poorly drained

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Parent material:*\<p\> Silty sediments that have a low
content of sand

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Landform:*\<p\> Terraces and uplands

\<@33\>\<i\>*Landform position:*\<p\> Flat to slightly concave slopes on
low terraces

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Taxonomic class:*\<p\> Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic
Albic Glossic Natraqualfs

\<@8\>Deerford soils are commonly associated on the landscape with
Calhoun and Calloway soils. The poorly drained Calhoun soils are in the
slightly lower positions. The somewhat poorly drained Calloway soils are
in positions similar to those of the Deerford soils and do not have a
high content of sodium.

\<@27\>Typical Pedon

\<@32\>Deerford silt loam in an area of Calloway and Deerford soils, 0
to 2 percent slopes; about 400 feet north and 200 feet west of the
southeast corner of sec. 2, T. 13 N., R. 4 E.; USGS Newport topographic
quadrangle; lat. 32 degrees 59 minutes 53 seconds N. and long. 89
degrees 51 minutes 34 seconds W.

\<@23\>Ap1---0 to 3 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam;
moderate fine granular structure; friable; many fine roots; very
strongly acid; abrupt smooth boundary.

\<@33\>Ap2---3 to 7 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) silt loam;
weak medium and thin platy structure; firm; many fine roots; common fine
and medium faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and light brownish gray (10YR
6/2) iron depletions; very strongly acid; abrupt smooth boundary.

\<@33\>Eg---7 to 11 inches; light gray (10YR 7/2) silt loam; moderate
medium platy structure; firm; common fine roots; many medium and fine
brown and black concretions; few medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR
6/8) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of iron accumulation; strongly
acid; abrupt irregular boundary.

\<@33\>B/E---11 to 28 inches; 35 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8), 30
percent very pale brown (10YR 7/4), and 35 percent light gray (10YR 7/2)
silty clay loam (B); moderate medium prismatic structure parting to
moderate medium subangular blocky; very firm; common fine roots; common
faint and distinct and few prominent clay films on faces of peds and in
pores; about 20 percent light gray (10YR 6/2) silt loam (E) in vertical
seams between prisms; the brownish yellow areas are masses of iron
accumulation; the light brownish gray areas are iron depletions;
strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.

\<@33\>Btn1---28 to 36 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) silty clay
loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; very firm; few fine roots; common
distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3) clay films on faces of peds and in pores;
about 10 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) silt loam (E) in seams between
prisms; few fine gypsum crystals; common medium black concretions; many
fine distinct gray (10YR 5/1) iron depletions; slightly acid; gradual
irregular boundary.

\<@33\>Btn2---36 to 45 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) silty clay
loam; weak medium prismatic structure; firm; few fine roots; few
distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3) clay films on faces of peds and in peds;
few medium gypsum crystals; common fine and medium black concretions;
common medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions;
neutral; gradual wavy boundary.

\<@33\>BC---45 to 60 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) silty clay loam;
massive; firm; common fine and medium black concretions; many medium
distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions; slightly
alkaline.

\<@27\>Range in Characteristics

\<@33\>\<i\>*Solum thickness:*\<p\> 40 to 80 inches

\<@33\>\<i\>*Depth to contrasting soil material:*\<p\> 16 to 32 inches
to a subhorizon that has more than 15 percent exchangeable sodium

\<@33\>\<i\>*Reaction:*\<p\> Very strongly acid to slightly acid in the
Ap horizon through the upper part of the Btn horizon, except the surface
layers in areas that have been limed, from neutral to slightly alkaline
in the lower part of the Btn horizon, and from neutral to moderately
alkaline in the BC horizon

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

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

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam

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

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 or
2

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam or silt

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features (where present)---masses of iron
accumulation in shades of brown or yellow

\<@23\>\<i\>*B/E horizon (where present):*\<p\>

\<@31\>Color---(B part) no dominant color and multicolored in shades of
brown, yellow, and gray; (E part) hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to 7,
and chroma of 1 or 2

\<@31\>Texture---(B part) silty clay loam; (E part) silt loam

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

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 3 to 6

\<@31\>Texture---silty clay loam or silt loam

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features---common or many iron or clay depletions
in shades of gray

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

\<@31\>Color---similar to those of the Btn horizon

\<@31\>Texture---silty clay loam

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features---common or many iron and clay depletions
in shades of gray

\<@37\>Gillsburg Series

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Drainage class:*\<p\> Somewhat poorly drained

\<@33\>\<i\>*Permeability:*\<p\> Moderately slow

\<@33\>\<i\>*Parent material:*\<p\> Silty alluvium

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Landform:*\<p\> Flood plains

\<@33\>\<i\>*Landform position:*\<p\> Flat to slightly concave slopes

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Taxonomic class:*\<p\> Coarse-silty, mixed, active, acid,
thermic Aeric Fluvaquents

\<@8\>Gillsburg soils are commonly associated on the landscape with
Ariel, Bude, and Oaklimeter soils. The well drained Ariel and moderately
well drained Oaklimeter soils are in the slightly higher positions on
the flood plains. The Bude soils have a fragipan and are on stream
terraces.

\<@27\>Typical Pedon

\<@32\>Gillsburg silt loam, occasionally flooded; about 300 feet south
and 300 feet east of the northwest corner of sec. 7, T. 14 N., R. 8 E.;
USGS Kosciusko topographic quadrangle; lat. 33 degrees 05 minutes 32
seconds N. and long. 89 degrees 31 minutes 24 seconds W.

\<@23\>Ap---0 to 5 inches; brown (10YR 5/3) silt loam; weak fine and
medium granular structure; friable; many fine roots; many medium
distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and few fine distinct strong brown
(7.5YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation along root channels; strongly
acid; abrupt wavy boundary.

\<@33\>Bw1---5 to 12 inches; 35 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4),
35 percent brown (10YR 5/3), and 30 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y
6/2) silt loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure;
friable; few fine roots; few strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of iron
accumulation; the areas of light brownish gray are iron depletions;
strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.

\<@33\>Bw2---12 to 19 inches; 50 percent dark brown (10YR 4/3) and 50
percent gray (10YR 6/1) silt loam; weak fine and medium subangular
blocky structure; friable; common fine roots; the gray areas are iron
depletions; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.

\<@33\>Bg---19 to 28 inches; light gray (10YR 7/1) silt loam; weak fine
and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots; few
fine and medium black and brown concretions; many medium distinct strong
brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid; gradual
wavy boundary.

\<@33\>Egb---28 to 38 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) silt loam; weak very
coarse prismatic structure parting to weak medium subangular blocky;
friable, brittle; common fine and medium black and brown concretions;
many medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and light yellowish
brown (10YR 6/4) masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid; gradual
irregular boundary.

\<@33\>E/Bb---38 to 48 inches; 55 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt
loam (E); weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 45 percent
yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay loam (B); weak very coarse
prismatic structure parting to weak medium subangular blocky; friable,
slightly brittle; common faint clay films on faces of peds; many fine
and medium black and brown concretions; the grayish brown areas are iron
depletions; the yellowish brown areas are masses of iron accumulation;
strongly acid; gradual irregular boundary.

\<@33\>Btgb---48 to 60 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silty clay loam;
weak very coarse prismatic structure parting to weak medium subangular
blocky; friable; many medium distinct brown (10YR 4/3) and dark
yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of iron accumulation; gray (10YR 5/1)
silt loam tongues 1/2 to 1 inch in width between prisms; many prominent
clay film on faces of peds; many fine and medium black and brown
concretions; many medium distinct brown (10YR 4/4) masses of iron
accumulation; gray (10YR 5/1) iron depletions; strongly acid.

\<@27\>Range in Characteristics

\<@33\>\<i\>*Solum thickness:*\<p\> More than 60 inches

\<@33\>\<i\>*Depth to contrasting soil material (where present):*\<p\>
20 to 50 inches to a buried soil

\<@33\>\<i\>*Reaction:*\<p\> Very strongly acid or strongly acid the Ap
horizon, except in areas that have been limed, and very strongly acid or
strongly acid in the Bw, Bg, Egb, E/Bb, Btgb horizons

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

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 2 or 3; or
hue of 2.5Y, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 2

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam

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

\<@31\>Color---commonly no dominant matrix color and multicolored in
shades of brown and gray; or hue of 10YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of
3 or 4

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam

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

\<@23\>\<i\>*Bg or Bgb horizon:*\<p\>

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2; or no
dominant matrix color and multicolored in shades of brown, yellow, and
gray

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam or loam

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features---few to many masses of iron accumulation
in shades of brown

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

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam or loam

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features---few to many masses of iron accumulation
in shades of brown

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

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 3 to 6; or no
dominant matrix color and multicolored in shades of brown and gray

\<@31\>Texture---silty clay loam, silt loam, or loam

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features---few to many iron depletions in shades of
gray

\<@37\>Grenada Series

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

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Permeability:*\<p\> Moderate above the fragipan and slow in
the fragipan

\<@33\>\<i\>*Parent material:*\<p\> Silty material

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

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Landform position:*\<p\> Summits and shoulder slopes

\<@33\>\<i\>*Slope:*\<p\> 1 to 3 percent

\<@33\>\<i\>*Taxonomic class:*\<p\> Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic
Glossic Fragiudalfs

\<@8\>Grenada soils are commonly associated on the landscape with
Calloway and Providence soils. The somewhat poorly drained Calloway
soils are in the lower positions. The Providence soils are in positions
similar to those of the Grenada soils, do not have eluvial horizons
overlying the fragipan, and have more sandy material in the lower part
of the fragipan.

\<@27\>Typical Pedon

\<@32\>Grenada silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded; about 1,200
feet north and 100 feet west of the southeast corner of sec. 35, T. 14
N., R. 4 E.; USGS Durant topographic quadrangle; lat. 33 degrees 01
minute 17 seconds N. and long. 89 degrees 51 minutes 07 seconds W.

\<@23\>Ap---0 to 5 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; weak
fine and medium granular structure; friable; many fine and medium roots;
common fine distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) pore linings; strongly
acid; abrupt smooth boundary.

\<@33\>Bw1---5 to 13 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam;
moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common
fine and medium roots; few fine black concretions; very strongly acid;
clear smooth boundary.

\<@33\>Bw2---13 to 21 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; weak
to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few
medium roots; common medium distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3) pore linings;
few fine black concretions; few faint brown iron depletions on faces of
peds; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.

\<@33\>E/B---21 to 25 inches; 30 percent light gray (10YR 7/1) and 25
percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) silt loam (E); weak medium subangular
blocky; friable; 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 20 percent
light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) silt loam (B); moderate very coarse and
coarse prismatic structure parting to weak medium subangular blocky;
friable, slightly brittle; many fine voids; few fine and medium black
concretions; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.

\<@33\>B/E1---25 to 37 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam (B);
moderate coarse prismatic structure; firm; common medium and few fine
roots; common medium pores; gray (10YR 6/1) silt loam (E); moderate very
coarse prismatic structure parting to moderate fine and medium
subangular blocky; firm, dense and brittle in about 60 percent of the
volume; few distinct and common faint clay films on faces of peds; few
fine black and yellowish brown concretions; common fine and medium voids
and pores; many medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of iron
accumulation; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.

\<@33\>B/E2---37 to 47 inches; dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silt loam
(B); moderate coarse angular blocky structure; firm; common fine roots;
many fine pores; slightly brittle; gray (10YR 6/1) silt loam (E);
moderate very coarse prismatic structure parting to weak and moderate
fine and medium subangular blocky; firm, dense and brittle in about 60
percent of the volume; few distinct and common faint clay films on faces
of peds; few fine and medium yellowish brown concretions; common fine
and medium voids and pores; many faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses
of iron accumulation; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.

\<@33\>Btx---47 to 60 inches; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), 25
percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), 25 percent gray (10YR 6/1), and
20 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) silt loam; weak very coarse prismatic
structure parting to moderate medium subangular blocky; firm, dense and
brittle in about 60 percent of the volume; few distinct clay films on
faces of peds; thick gray seams around prisms; few fine yellowish brown
concretions; strongly acid.

\<@27\>Range in Characteristics

\<@33\>\<i\>*Reaction:*\<p\> The Ap horizon is very strongly acid to
moderately acid, except in areas that have been limed; the Bw, E/B, and
B/E horizons are very strongly acid to moderately acid; and the Btx
horizon is strongly acid to neutral

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

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 2 to 4

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam

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

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

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam or silty clay loam

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features---none to common masses of iron
accumulation in shades of brown

\<@23\>\<i\>*E/B horizon (where present):*\<p\>

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2; or
multicolored resulting from iron depletions and masses of iron
accumulation

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam or silt

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features---few or common black concretions

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

\<@31\>Color---(B part) hue of 10YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 4 to
6; (E part) hue of 10YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 1 or 2

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam or silty clay loam

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features---common or many masses of iron
accumulation in shades of brown

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

\<@31\>Color---multicolored; hue of 10YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of
3 to 6; or hue of 7.5YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 4

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam or silty clay loam

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features---few or common iron depletions in shades
of gray, masses of iron accumulation in shades of brown, or both

\<@37\>Kinston Series

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

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

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Parent material:*\<p\> Stratified loamy and sandy alluvium

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Landform:*\<p\> Flood plains

\<@33\>\<i\>*Landform position:*\<p\> Flat or concave slopes

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Taxonomic class:*\<p\> Fine-loamy, siliceous, semiactive,
acid, thermic Typic Fluvaquents

\<@8\>Kinston soils are commonly associated on the landscape with
Kirkville, Mantachie, and Stough soils. The moderately well drained
Kirkville soils are on convex parts of natural levees. The somewhat
poorly drained Mantachie soils are in the slightly higher positions on
the flood plains. The somewhat poorly drained Stough soils are on low
stream terraces.

\<@27\>Typical Pedon

\<@32\>Kinston loam, frequently flooded; about 1,200 feet south and
1,100 feet west of the northeast corner of sec. 17, T. 14 N., R. 8 E.;
USGS Ethel South topographic quadrangle; lat. 33 degrees 04 minutes 27
seconds N. and long. 89 degrees 29 minutes 50 seconds W.

\<@23\>Ap---0 to 7 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loam; weak fine
and medium granular structure; friable; few fine and medium roots; few
fine black and yellowish brown concretions; very strongly acid; abrupt
smooth boundary.

\<@33\>Bg---7 to 14 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) loam; weak
medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine and medium roots;
few fine black concretions; common medium distinct light yellowish brown
(10YR 6/4) masses of iron accumulation; very strongly acid; gradual wavy
boundary.

\<@33\>Cg1---14 to 21 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) loam; massive; friable;
few fine roots; common medium black and brown concretions; many medium
distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; very
strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.

\<@33\>Cg2---21 to 31 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) clay loam; massive;
friable; many large black concretions; common medium distinct strong
brown (7.5 YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; very strongly acid;
gradual wavy boundary.

\<@33\>Cg3---31 to 54 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) sandy clay loam; massive;
friable; many large black concretions; common coarse distinct strong
brown (7.5YR 5/6) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of iron
accumulation; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.

\<@33\>Cg4---54 to 60 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) sandy clay loam; massive;
friable; many large black and yellowish brown concretions; common medium
distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; very
strongly acid.

\<@27\>Range in Characteristics

\<@33\>\<i\>*Reaction:*\<p\> Strongly acid or very strongly acid
throughout the profile

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

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 1 to 3

\<@31\>Texture---loam

\<@23\>\<i\>*Bg horizon (where present):*\<p\>

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2

\<@31\>Texture---sandy loam, loam, silt loam, or clay loam

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features---few or common masses of iron
accumulation in shades of brown

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

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 3 to 7, and chroma of 1 or
2

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

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features---common or many masses of iron
accumulation in shades of brown

\<@37\>Kirkville 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 alluvium

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Landform:*\<p\> Flood plains

\<@33\>\<i\>*Landform position:*\<p\> Planar to slightly convex slopes

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Taxonomic class:*\<p\> Coarse-loamy, siliceous, active,
thermic Fluvaquentic Dystrochrepts

\<@8\>Kirkville soils are commonly associated on the landscape with
Ariel and Mantachie soils. The well drained Ariel soils are in the
slightly higher positions on the flood plains. The somewhat poorly
drained Mantachie soils are in the lower positions on the flood plain.

\<@27\>Typical Pedon

\<@32\>Kirkville loam, occasionally flooded; about 2,300 feet south and
1,980 feet east of the northwest corner of sec. 11, T. 13 N., R. 4 E.;
USGS Newport topographic quadrangle; lat. 32 degrees 59 minutes 07
seconds N. and long. 89 degrees 51 minutes 30 seconds W.

\<@23\>Ap---0 to 5 inches; brown (10YR 4/3) loam; weak fine granular
structure; very friable; many fine roots; slightly acid; abrupt smooth
boundary.

\<@33\>A---5 to 10 inches; brown (10YR 4/3) loam; weak medium granular
structure; friable; many fine roots; very strongly acid; clear wavy
boundary.

\<@33\>Bw1---10 to 18 inches; brown (10YR 5/3) fine sandy loam; weak
medium subangular blocky structure; friable; very strongly acid; gradual
smooth boundary.

\<@33\>Bw2---18 to 25 inches; 35 percent brown (10YR 5/3), 35 percent
dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), and 30 percent light brownish gray
(10YR 6/2) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure;
friable; few fine roots; few fine black and yellowish brown concretions;
the light brownish gray areas are iron depletions; strongly acid; clear
wavy boundary.

\<@33\>Bg---25 to 43 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine sandy loam;
weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine black and
yellowish brown concretions; many distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6)
masses of iron accumulation; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.

\<@33\>Cg---43 to 60 inches; 60 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), 20
percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6),
and 10 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) loam; weak medium subangular blocky
structure; very friable; common medium black and strong brown
concretions; the grayish brown areas are iron depletions; the strong
brown areas are masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid.

\<@27\>Range in Characteristics

\<@33\>\<i\>*Solum thickness:*\<p\> 30 to more than 60 inches

\<@33\>\<i\>*Reaction:*\<p\> Strongly acid or very strongly acid, except
for the surface layer in areas that have been limed

\<@23\>\<i\>*Ap and A horizons:*\<p\>

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 2 to 4; hue
of 2.5Y, value of 4, and chroma of 2; or hue of 7.5YR, value of 5, and
chroma of 4

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

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

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 3 to 6; or
hue of 2.5Y, value of 5, and chroma of 4

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

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features---few or common iron depletions in shades
of gray, masses of iron accumulation in shades of brown, or both

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

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 2 or
less

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

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features---common or many masses of iron
accumulation in shades of brown

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

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 2 or
less; or multicolored resulting from iron depletions in shades of gray
and masses of iron accumulation in shades of brown

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

\<@37\>Mantachie Series

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Drainage class:*\<p\> Somewhat poorly drained

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

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

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Landform:*\<p\> Flood plains

\<@33\>\<i\>*Landform position:*\<p\> Flat to slightly concave slopes

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Taxonomic class:*\<p\> Fine-loamy, siliceous, active, acid,
thermic Aeric Endoaquepts

\<@8\>Mantachie soils are commonly associated on the landscape with
Kirkville and Oaklimeter soils. The moderately well drained Kirkville
and Oaklimeter soils are in the slightly higher positions on the flood
plains.

\<@27\>Typical Pedon

\<@32\>Mantachie loam, occasionally flooded; about 1,800 feet north and
700 feet west of the southeast corner of sec. 8, T. 14 N., R. 8 E.; USGS
Ethel South topographic quadrangle; lat. 33 degrees 04 minutes 55
seconds N. and long. 89 degrees 29 minutes 40 seconds W.

\<@23\>Ap---0 to 7 inches; brown (10YR 4/3) loam; weak fine and medium
granular structure; very friable; many fine roots; common medium
distinct gray (10YR 6/1) iron depletions in root channels; strongly
acid; abrupt wavy boundary.

\<@33\>Bw---7 to 18 inches; 35 percent brown (10YR 4/3), 35 percent
yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), and 30 percent gray (10YR 6/1) sandy clay
loam; weak fine granular and subangular blocky structure; friable; few
fine roots; few fine yellowish brown and black concretions; the gray
areas are iron depletions; the yellowish brown areas are masses of iron
accumulation; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.

\<@33\>Bg1---18 to 26 inches; gray (10YR 5/1) sandy clay loam; weak
medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots; many medium
distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; common
medium yellowish brown and black concretions; strongly acid; gradual
wavy boundary.

\<@33\>Bg2---26 to 48 inches; gray (10YR 5/1) clay loam; weak medium
subangular blocky structure; friable; many medium prominent yellowish
brown (10YR 5/6) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of iron
accumulation; common medium yellowish brown and black concretions;
strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.

\<@33\>Bg3---48 to 60 inches; gray (10YR 5/1) sandy clay loam; weak
medium subangular blocky structure; friable; many medium prominent
strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; many fine and
medium yellowish brown and black concretions; strongly acid.

\<@27\>Range in Characteristics

\<@33\>\<i\>*Solum thickness:*\<p\> 30 to 65 inches

\<@33\>\<i\>*Reaction:*\<p\> Strongly acid or very strongly acid
throughout the solum, except for the surface layer in areas that have
been limed

\<@33\>\<i\>*Depth to buried solum:*\<p\> 20 to 50 inches

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

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 2 to 6; hue
of 2.5Y, value of 4, and chroma of 2; or no dominant color and
multicolored

\<@31\>Texture---loam

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features---few or common iron depletions in shades
of gray

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

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 or
2

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

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

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 2 to
5

\<@31\>Texture---clay loam or sandy clay loam

\<@37\>Oaklimeter 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\> Silty alluvium

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Landform:*\<p\> Flood plains and low stream terraces

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

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Taxonomic class:*\<p\> Coarse-silty, mixed, active, thermic
Fluvaquentic Dystrochrepts

\<@8\>Oaklimeter soils are commonly associated on the landscape with
Gillsburg, Kirkville, and Mantachie soils. The moderately well drained
Kirkville soils are in the higher positions on the flood plains. The
somewhat poorly drained Gillsburg and Mantachie soils are in the lower
positions on the flood plains.

\<@27\>Typical Pedon

\<@32\>Oaklimeter silt loam, occasionally flooded; about 1,000 feet
south and 1,660 feet east of the northwest corner of sec. 24, T. 15 N.,
R. 6 E.; USGS Hesterville topographic quadrangle; lat. 33 degrees 08
minutes 53 seconds N. and long. 89 degrees 38 minutes 23 seconds W.

\<@23\>Ap---0 to 11 inches; brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; weak fine
granular structure; very friable; common fine roots; many medium faint
pale brown (10YR 6/3) iron depletions along root channels; moderately
acid; clear smooth boundary.

\<@33\>Bw1---11 to 23 inches; dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silt loam;
weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots; common
medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions; very strongly
acid; abrupt smooth boundary.

\<@33\>Bw2---23 to 31 inches; dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silt loam;
weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots; many
medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions and yellowish
brown (10YR 5/4) masses of iron accumulation; very strongly acid;
gradual wavy boundary.

\<@33\>E/Bb---31 to 48 inches; 55 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2)
silt loam (E); weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 45
percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silt loam (B); weak coarse
prismatic structure parting to weak medium subangular blocky; friable;
few fine roots; common fine and medium brown and black concretions; few
medium distinct gray (10YR 5/1) iron and clay depletions on faces of
peds; many fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) masses of iron
accumulation; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.

\<@33\>Btb---48 to 60 inches; 35 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2),
35 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), and 30 percent yellowish
brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; weak coarse prismatic structure parting to
weak medium subangular blocky; friable; few distinct clay films on faces
of peds; common fine and medium brown and black concretions; the light
brownish gray areas are iron depletions; the yellowish brown areas are
masses of iron accumulation; very strongly acid.

\<@27\>Range in Characteristics

\<@33\>\<i\>*Solum thickness:*\<p\> 60 to 80 inches

\<@33\>\<i\>*Reaction:*\<p\> Strongly acid or very strongly acid
throughout the solum, except for the surface layer in areas that have
been limed

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

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 2 to 4

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam

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

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 3 or
4

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

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features---few or common iron depletions in shades
of gray and masses of iron accumulation in shades of brown

\<@23\>\<i\>*E/Bb and Btb horizons (where present):*\<p\>

\<@31\>Color---multicolored resulting from iron depletions in shades of
gray and masses of iron accumulation in shades of brown

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam or silty clay loam

\<@37\>Ora Series

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

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Permeability:*\<p\> Moderate above the fragipan and
moderately slow in the fragipan

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

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Landform:*\<p\> Terraces and uplands

\<@33\>\<i\>*Landform position:*\<p\> Summits, shoulder slopes, and
backslopes

\<@33\>\<i\>*Slope:*\<p\> 5 to 12 percent

\<@33\>\<i\>*Taxonomic class:*\<p\> Fine-loamy, siliceous, semiactive,
thermic Typic Fragiudults

\<@8\>Ora soils are commonly associated on the landscape with
Providence, Smithdale, and Tippah soils. The Providence soils are in
positions similar to those of the Ora soils and are fine-silty. The
Smithdale soils are well drained, do not have a fragipan, and are on the
steeper slopes. The Tippah soils have a clayey Bt horizon, do not have a
fragipan, and are in positions similar to those of the Ora soils.

\<@27\>Typical Pedon

\<@32\>Ora loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes, eroded; about 900 feet south and
200 feet west of the northeast corner of sec. 15, T. 16 N., R. 8 E.;
USGS Ethel North topographic quadrangle; lat. 33 degrees 14 minutes 50
seconds N. and long. 89 degrees 27 minutes 35 seconds W.

\<@23\>Ap---0 to 4 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; weak fine
and medium granular structure; friable; many fine roots; strongly acid;
clear smooth boundary.

\<@33\>Bt---4 to 18 inches; yellowish red (5YR 4/6) loam; moderate
medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine roots; common
faint and few distinct clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid;
clear wavy boundary.

\<@33\>Btx1---18 to 26 inches; 35 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6), 35
percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), and 30 percent light brownish gray
(10YR 6/2) loam; weak very coarse prismatic structure parting to
moderate medium subangular blocky; firm, compact and brittle in about 65
percent of volume; few fine roots in cracks; common faint and few
distinct clay films on faces of peds; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2)
iron and clay depletions in loamy sand coating faces of prisms; very
strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.

\<@33\>Btx2---26 to 36 inches; 30 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6), 25
percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), 25 percent light brownish gray (10YR
6/2), and 20 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) sandy clay loam; weak very
coarse prismatic structure parting to moderate medium subangular blocky;
very firm, compact and brittle in about 65 percent of volume; few fine
roots in cracks; common faint clay films on faces of peds; light
brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron and clay depletions coating faces of
prisms; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.

\<@33\>C---36 to 60 inches; yellowish red (5YR 4/6) sandy loam; massive;
friable; common medium distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6 /6) masses of
iron accumulation; strongly acid.

\<@27\>Range in Characteristics

\<@33\>\<i\>*Depth to contrasting soil material:*\<p\> 18 to 42 inches
to a fragipan

\<@33\>\<i\>*Reaction:*\<p\> Extremely acid to strongly acid throughout
the solum, except for the surface layer in areas that have been limed

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

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 1 to
4

\<@31\>Texture---loam or silt loam

\<@23\>\<i\>*E horizon (where present):*\<p\>

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 2 to 4

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

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

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

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

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

\<@31\>Color---multicolored resulting from iron depletions in shades of
gray and masses of iron accumulation in shades of brown and red

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

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features---few or common iron depletions in shades
of gray

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

\<@31\>Color---multicolored in shades of yellow, brown, gray, and red

\<@31\>Texture---sandy loam or sandy clay loam

\<@37\>Providence Series

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

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Permeability:*\<p\> Moderate above the fragipan and
moderately slow in the fragipan

\<@33\>\<i\>*Parent material:*\<p\> Thin mantle of loess and the
underlying loamy sediments

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Landform:*\<p\> Terraces and uplands

\<@33\>\<i\>*Landform position:*\<p\> Summits, shoulder slopes, and
backslopes

\<@33\>\<i\>*Slope:*\<p\> 2 to 15 percent

\<@33\>\<i\>*Taxonomic class:*\<p\> Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic
Typic Fragiudalfs

\<@8\>Providence soils are commonly associated on the landscape with
Bude, Ora, Smithdale, Sweatman, and Tippah soils. The Bude soils are
poorly drained and are in the lower positions. The Ora soils are
fine-loamy and are in positions similar to those of the Providence
soils. The Smithdale soils are well drained and are on the steeper
slopes. The Sweatman soils are clayey, do not have a fragipan, and are
on the steeper slopes. The silty over clayey Tippah soils do not have a
fragipan and are in positions similar to those of the Providence soils.

\<@27\>Typical Pedon

\<@32\>Providence silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, eroded; about 200
feet north and 2,000 feet west of the southeast corner of sec. 27, T. 13
N., R. 7 E.; USGS Singleton topographic quadrangle; lat. 32 degrees 56
minutes 49 seconds N. and long. 89 degrees 33 minutes 56 seconds W.

\<@23\>Ap---0 to 5 inches; dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) silt loam;
weak fine and medium granular structure; friable; common fine roots;
strongly acid; abrupt smooth boundary.

\<@33\>Bt1---5 to 11 inches; dark brown (7.5YR 4/4) silt loam; weak fine
and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine roots;
common faint clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; clear
smooth boundary.

\<@33\>Bt2---11 to 18 inches; dark brown (7.5YR 4/4) silty clay loam;
moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots;
few fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation
along root channels; common faint and few distinct clay films on faces
of peds; few fine black concretions; very strongly acid; clear smooth
boundary.

\<@33\>Btx---18 to 28 inches; strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) silt loam;
moderate very coarse prismatic structure; firm, dense and brittle in 60
to 75 percent of the volume; few fine roots between prisms; many medium
distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) masses of iron accumulation
and common medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron and clay
depletions; few distinct clay films on faces of peds; very strongly
acid; clear wavy boundary.

\<@33\>2Btx1---28 to 38 inches; 35 percent dark brown (7.5YR 4/4), 35
percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), and 30 percent light brownish gray
(2.5Y 6/2) silt loam; moderate very coarse prismatic structure; very
firm, dense and brittle in 65 percent of the volume; light brownish gray
(10YR 6/2) clay and iron depletions in seams and on surfaces of prisms;
common faint and distinct clay films on faces of peds; few fine black
concretions; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.

\<@33\>2Btx2---38 to 48 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam;
moderate very coarse prismatic structure; firm, dense and brittle in 65
percent of the volume; many medium distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y
6/2) clay depletions; grayish brown clay depletions in seams between
prisms and on faces of peds; few fine black concretions; common faint
and distinct clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; clear wavy
boundary.

\<@33\>2Btx3---48 to 60 inches; 35 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6),
35 percent dark brown (7.5YR 4/4), and 30 percent light brownish gray
(2.5Y 6/2) loam; moderate very coarse prismatic structure; firm, dense
and brittle in 65 percent of the volume; grayish brown clay depletions
in seams between prisms and on faces of peds; few fine black
concretions; common faint and distinct clay films on faces of peds;
strongly acid.

\<@27\>Range in Characteristics

\<@33\>\<i\>*Depth to contrasting soil material:*\<p\> 18 to 36 inches

\<@33\>\<i\>*Reaction:*\<p\> Very strongly acid to moderately acid
throughout the solum, except for the surface layer in areas that have
been limed

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

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 2 to 6

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam

\<@23\>\<i\>*E horizon (where present):*\<p\>

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

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam

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

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

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam or silty clay loam

\<@23\>\<i\>*Btx and 2Btx horizons:*\<p\>

\<@31\>Color---hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 6 to
8; or no dominant color and multicolored resulting from iron depletions
and masses of iron accumulation

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam or silty clay loam in the upper part and loam
or silt loam in the lower part

\<@37\>Rosebloom Series

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

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

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Parent material:*\<p\> Silty alluvium

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Landform:*\<p\> Flood plains

\<@33\>\<i\>*Landform position:*\<p\> Depressions and slightly concave
slopes

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Taxonomic class:*\<p\> Fine-silty, mixed, active, acid,
thermic Typic Fluvaquents

\<@8\>Rosebloom soils are commonly associated on the landscape with
Arkabutla, Mantachie, and Oaklimeter soils. The Arkabutla soils are
somewhat poorly drained and are in the higher positions on the flood
plains. The Mantachie soils are somewhat poorly drained, have a
fine-loamy control section, and are in the slightly higher positions on
the flood plains. The Oaklimeter soils are moderately well drained, are
coarse-silty, and are in the higher positions on the flood plains.

\<@27\>Typical Pedon

\<@32\>Rosebloom silt loam in an area of Rosebloom-Arkabutla
association, frequently flooded; about 1,400 feet south and 300 feet
west of the northeast corner of sec. 8, T. 14 N., R. 8 E.; USGS Ethel
South topographic quadrangle; lat. 33 degrees 05 minutes 20 seconds N.
and long. 89 degrees 29 minutes 34 seconds W.

\<@23\>Ap---0 to 6 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam; weak
medium granular structure; friable; few fine and medium roots; few fine
distinct gray (10YR 6/1) iron depletions along root channels; many
coarse black stains; very strongly acid; abrupt smooth boundary.

\<@33\>Bg1---6 to 12 inches; gray (10YR 5/1) silt loam; weak medium
subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots; common medium
distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) masses of iron accumulation; few
fine black and brown concretions; very strongly acid; clear smooth
boundary.

\<@33\>Bg2---12 to 19 inches; gray (10YR 5/1) silt loam; weak medium
subangular blocky structure; firm; many medium distinct yellowish brown
(10YR 5/4) masses of iron accumulation; few fine brown and black
concretions; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.

\<@33\>Bg3---19 to 34 inches; gray (10YR 5/1) silty clay loam; weak
medium subangular blocky structure; firm; many medium distinct yellowish
brown (10YR 5/4 and 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; common fine brown
and black concretions; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.

\<@33\>Bg4---34 to 60 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) silty clay loam; weak
medium subangular blocky structure; firm; common medium distinct
yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of iron
accumulation; few brown and black concretions; very strongly acid.

\<@27\>Range in Characteristics

\<@33\>\<i\>*Reaction:*\<p\> Strongly acid or very strongly acid
throughout the solum, except for the surface layer in areas that have
been limed

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

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 1 to
3; or no dominant color and multicolored in shades of gray and brown

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam

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

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 or
2

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam or silty clay loam

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features---few or common masses of iron
accumulation in shades of brown

\<@23\>\<i\>*C horizon (where present):*\<p\>

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 or
2

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features---few to many masses of iron accumulation
in shades of brown

\<@37\>Smithdale Series

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

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

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

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

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Landform:*\<p\> Ridgetops and hillslopes

\<@33\>\<i\>*Landform position:*\<p\> Hillslopes, shoulder slopes, and
backslopes

\<@33\>\<i\>*Slope:*\<p\> 8 to 40 percent

\<@33\>\<i\>*Taxonomic class:*\<p\> Fine-loamy, siliceous, subactive,
thermic Typic Hapludults

\<@8\>Smithdale soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Ora,
Providence, and Sweatman soils. The Ora soils have a fragipan and are in
positions similar to those of the Smithdale soils but at slightly higher
elevations. The Providence soils have a fragipan and are on the broader
ridgetops. The Sweatman soils are in positions similar to those of the
Smithdale soils and have a clayey subsoil.

\<@27\>Typical Pedon

\<@32\>Smithdale fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes; about 1,900
feet north and 1,600 feet east of the southwest corner of sec. 35, T. 14
N., R. 6 E.; USGS McAdams topographic quadrangle; lat. 33 degrees 01
minute 19 seconds N. and long. 89 degrees 39 minutes 16 seconds W.

\<@23\>A---0 to 5 inches; brown (10YR 4/3) fine sandy loam; weak fine
and medium granular structure; very friable; common fine roots; strongly
acid; clear smooth boundary.

\<@33\>E---5 to 10 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine sandy loam;
weak fine granular structure; very friable; common fine roots; strongly
acid; clear smooth boundary.

\<@33\>Bt1---10 to 41 inches; yellowish red (5YR 4/6) sandy clay loam;
moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots;
common faint clay films on faces of peds; strongly acid; clear wavy
boundary.

\<@33\>Bt2---41 to 60 inches; yellowish red (5YR 5/6) sandy loam; weak
medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine mica flakes; sand
grains coated and bridged with clay and oxides; strongly acid; clear
smooth boundary.

\<@33\>Bt3---60 to 80 inches; yellowish red (5YR 5/6) sandy loam; weak
medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine distinct yellowish
brown (10YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; common fine mica flakes;
sand grains coated and bridged with clay; few clean sand grains; masses
of iron accumulation are relict redoximorphic features; strongly acid.

\<@27\>Range in Characteristics

\<@33\>\<i\>*Solum thickness:*\<p\> 60 to more than 100 inches

\<@33\>\<i\>*Reaction:*\<p\> Strongly acid or very strongly acid
throughout the solum, except for the surface layer in areas that have
been limed

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

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 4, and chroma of 1 to 3

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

\<@23\>\<i\>*E horizon (where present):*\<p\>

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 2 to 6

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

\<@23\>\<i\>*Bt horizon (upper part):*\<p\>

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

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

\<@23\>\<i\>*Bt horizon (lower part):*\<p\>

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

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

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features---none to common relict redoximorphic
features in shades of brown and red

\<@37\>Stough Series

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Drainage class:*\<p\> Somewhat poorly drained

\<@33\>\<i\>*Permeability:*\<p\> Moderately slow

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

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Landform:*\<p\> Terraces and upland flats

\<@33\>\<i\>*Landform position:*\<p\> Planar to slightly convex
toeslopes and summits

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

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

\<@8\>Stough soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Ora
soils. The moderately well drained Ora soils have a fragipan and are in
the higher positions.

\<@27\>Typical Pedon

\<@32\>Stough loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes; about 200 feet south and
1,900 feet west of the northeast corner of sec. 35, T. 15 N., R. 6 E.;
USGS McAdams topographic quadrangle; lat. 33 degrees 07 minutes 23
seconds N. and long. 89 degrees 39 minutes 00 seconds W.

\<@23\>Ap---0 to 5 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) loam; weak
fine granular structure; very friable; few fine roots; few medium black
and yellowish brown concretions; strongly acid; abrupt smooth boundary.

\<@33\>AB---5 to 8 inches; 35 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), 35
percent pale brown (10YR 6/3), and 30 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2)
loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; friable; few fine roots;
few medium black concretions; the grayish brown areas are iron
depletions; the yellowish brown areas are masses of iron accumulation;
strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.

\<@33\>Bt---8 to 15 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; weak fine
and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots; few
fine distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions; common
fine and medium black and dark brown concretions; sand grains bridged
and coated with clay; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.

\<@33\>Btx1---15 to 23 inches; 35 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), 35
percent gray (10YR 6/1), and 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) sandy
clay loam; moderate very coarse prismatic structure parting to moderate
medium subangular blocky; firm, brittle and compact in about 50 percent
of the volume; many distinct clay films on faces of peds; gray seams of
clay depletions about 1/2-inch wide between prisms; common fine and
medium black and dark brown concretions; the gray areas are iron
depletions; the strong brown areas are masses of iron accumulation;
strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.

\<@33\>Btx2---23 to 37 inches; 35 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), 35
percent gray (10YR 6/1), and 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) sandy
clay loam; moderate very coarse prismatic structure parting to moderate
medium subangular blocky; firm, compact and brittle in about 50 percent
of the volume; sand grains coated and bridged with clay; common faint
and few distinct clay films on faces of peds; gray seams of clay
depletions about 1/2-inch wide between prisms; common fine and medium
black and dark brown concretions; the gray areas are iron depletions;
the strong brown areas are masses of iron accumulation; very strongly
acid; gradual wavy boundary.

\<@33\>Btx3---37 to 51 inches; 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), 25
percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), 25 percent grayish brown (10YR
5/2), and 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) sandy clay loam; moderate
very coarse prismatic structure parting to moderate medium subangular
blocky; firm, brittle and compact in about 45 percent of the volume;
common faint and few distinct clay films on faces of peds; gray seams of
sandy loam clay depletions about 1/2-inch wide between prisms; common
fine and medium black and dark brown concretions; the grayish brown
areas are iron depletions; the strong brown areas are masses of iron
accumulation; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.

\<@33\>Btx4---51 to 60 inches; 35 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR
4/4), 35 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), and 30 percent grayish
brown (10YR 5/2) sandy clay loam; moderate very coarse prismatic
structure parting to moderate medium subangular blocky; firm, slightly
brittle and compact in about 30 percent of the volume; common faint and
few distinct clay films on faces of peds; many medium black and brown
concretions; the grayish brown areas are iron depletions; the yellowish
brown areas are masses of iron accumulation; very strongly acid.

\<@27\>Range in Characteristics

\<@33\>\<i\>*Solum thickness:*\<p\> More than 60 inches

\<@33\>\<i\>*Reaction:*\<p\> Strongly acid or very strongly acid
throughout the solum, except for the surface layer in areas that have
been limed

\<@23\>\<i\>*A horizon (where present):*\<p\>

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR, value of 3 or 4, and chroma of 1 or 2

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

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

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 2; or
hue of 10YR, value of 6, and chroma of 3 or 4

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

\<@23\>\<i\>*AB horizon (where present):*\<p\>

\<@31\>Color---multicolored resulting from iron depletions in shades of
gray and masses of iron accumulation in shades of brown

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

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

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

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

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features---few to many iron depletions in shades of
gray

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

\<@31\>Color---multicolored resulting from iron depletions and masses of
iron accumulation; or hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 6, and chroma
of 4 to 6

\<@31\>Texture---fine sandy loam, loam, sandy loam, or sandy clay loam;
the brown material, which is 40 to 55 percent of the volume, is slightly
compact and brittle and restricts root penetration.

\<@37\>Sweatman Series

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

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Permeability:*\<p\> Moderately slow

\<@33\>\<i\>*Parent material:*\<p\> Thinly laminated clay shales; sandy
and loamy material

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Landform:*\<p\> Ridgetops and hillslopes

\<@33\>\<i\>*Landform position:*\<p\> Summits, shoulder slopes, and
backslopes

\<@33\>\<i\>*Slope:*\<p\> 5 to 35 percent

\<@33\>\<i\>*Taxonomic class:*\<p\> Fine, mixed, semiactive, thermic
Typic Hapludults

\<@8\>Sweatman soils are commonly associated on the landscape with
Providence, Smithdale, and Tippah soils. These soils are in the less
sloping positions. The Providence soils are fine-silty and have a
fragipan. The Smithdale soils are fine-loamy. The Tippah soils are
fine-silty.

\<@27\>Typical Pedon

\<@32\>Sweatman loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, eroded; about 2,100 feet
north and 1,800 feet east of the southwest corner of sec. 13, T. 15 N.,
R. 6 E.; USGS Hesterville topographic quadrangle; lat. 33 degrees 09
minutes 29 seconds N. and long. 89 degrees 38 minutes 22 seconds W.

\<@23\>Ap---0 to 3 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loam; weak fine
and medium granular structure; friable; many fine roots; strongly acid;
clear smooth boundary.

\<@33\>Bt1---3 to 14 inches; yellowish red (5YR 4/6) silty clay;
moderate medium angular and subangular blocky structure; firm; few fine
roots; few distinct and common faint clay films on faces of peds;
strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.

\<@33\>Bt2---14 to 21 inches; yellowish red (5YR 4/6) silty clay;
moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; few fine and medium
roots; common medium distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3) and red (2.5YR 4/6)
masses of iron accumulation; many distinct clay films on faces of peds;
strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.

\<@33\>BC---21 to 26 inches; yellowish red (5YR 4/6) silty clay;
moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; few fine roots; few
medium distinct red (2.5YR 4/6) and pale brown (10YR 6/3) masses of iron
accumulation; common fine distinct light gray (10YR 7/1) shale
fragments; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.

\<@33\>C1---26 to 45 inches; stratified layers of grayish brown (2.5Y
5/2), soft, weathered shale and yellowish red (5YR 4/6), yellowish brown
(10YR 5/6), and red (2.5YR 4/6) loamy material; massive; firm; common
flakes of mica; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.

\<@33\>C2---45 to 60 inches; stratified layers of grayish brown (2.5Y
5/2), soft, weathered shale and yellowish red (5YR 4/6) and light
yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) sandy loam; massive; firm; common flakes of
mica; strongly acid.

\<@27\>Range in Characteristics

\<@33\>\<i\>*Solum thickness:*\<p\> 20 to 48 inches

\<@33\>\<i\>*Reaction:*\<p\> Strongly acid or very strongly acid
throughout, except for the surface layer in areas that have been limed

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

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 2 to 4

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

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

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

\<@31\>Texture---silty clay loam, silty clay, or clay

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features (where present)---few or common masses of
iron accumulation in shades of brown or red

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

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

\<@31\>Texture---sandy loam, silty clay loam, clay loam, clay, or silty
clay; up to 25 percent, by volume, weathered, gray shale fragments

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features---few or common masses of iron
accumulation in shades of brown or red

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

\<@31\>Color---multicolored in shades of brown and red

\<@31\>Texture---stratified fine sandy loam, sandy clay loam, or loam
and gray, soft, weathered shale that is rich in mica

\<@37\>Tippah Series

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

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Permeability:*\<p\> Moderate in the surface layer and upper
subsoil and slow in the lower subsoil

\<@33\>\<i\>*Parent material:*\<p\> Silty material over clayey sediment

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

\<@33\>\<i\>*Landform:*\<p\> Ridgetops

\<@33\>\<i\>*Landform position:*\<p\> Summits, shoulder slopes, and
backslopes

\<@33\>\<i\>*Slope:*\<p\> 2 to 15 percent

\<@33\>\<i\>*Taxonomic class:*\<p\> Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic
Aquic Paleudalfs

\<@8\>Tippah soils are commonly associated on the landscape with Ora,
Providence, and Sweatman soils. The Ora soils have a fragipan, are
fine-loamy, and are in positions similar to those of the Tippah soils.
The Providence soils have a fragipan and are in positions similar to
those of the Tippah soils. The Sweatman soils are on hillslopes and more
dissected terrain and are clayey.

\<@27\>Typical Pedon

\<@32\>Tippah silt loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes, eroded; about 400 feet
south and 700 feet west of the northeast corner of sec. 21, T. 14 N., R.
7 E.; USGS Kosciusko topographic quadrangle; lat. 33 degrees 03 minutes
45 seconds N. and long. 89 degrees 34 minutes 45 seconds W.

\<@23\>Ap---0 to 5 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; weak
fine and medium granular structure; friable; many fine roots; few medium
pockets of yellowish red (5YR 5/6) loam; strongly acid; abrupt wavy
boundary.

\<@33\>Bt1---5 to 12 inches; strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) silty clay loam;
moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; few fine roots; few
distinct and common faint clay films on faces of peds; strongly acid;
gradual wavy boundary.

\<@33\>Bt2---12 to 20 inches; yellowish red (5YR 5/6) silty clay loam;
moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; few fine roots;
common distinct clay films on faces of peds; few fine black concretions;
strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.

\<@33\>Bt3---20 to 28 inches; strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) silty clay loam;
moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; common distinct clay
films on faces of peds; many distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2)
iron depletions; many fine black concretions; very strongly acid;
gradual wavy boundary.

\<@33\>2Bt1---28 to 33 inches; 35 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), 35
percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), and 30 percent gray (10YR 6/1) silty
clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm; many distinct
clay films on faces of peds; the gray areas are iron depletions; the
strong brown areas are masses of iron accumulation; very strongly acid;
gradual smooth boundary.

\<@33\>2Bt2---33 to 43 inches; 35 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4),
35 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), and 30 percent yellowish brown
(10YR 5/6) silty clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very
firm; many faint and common distinct clay films; the grayish brown areas
are iron depletions; the yellowish brown areas are masses of iron
accumulation; strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.

\<@33\>2Bt3---43 to 60 inches; 30 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4),
25 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR
5/6), and 20 percent gray (10YR 6/1) silty clay loam; moderate medium
subangular blocky structure; firm; many faint and common distinct clay
films on faces of peds; the gray areas are iron depletions; the
yellowish brown areas are masses of iron accumulation; strongly acid

\<@27\>Range in Characteristics

\<@33\>\<i\>*Solum thickness:*\<p\> More than 60 inches

\<@33\>\<i\>*Depth to contrasting soil material:*\<p\> 20 to 50 inches

\<@33\>\<i\>*Reaction:*\<p\> Moderately acid to very strongly acid
throughout the solum, except for the surface layer in areas that have
been limed

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

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

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam

\<@23\>\<i\>*E horizon (where present):*\<p\>

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

\<@31\>Texture---loam or silt loam

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

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

\<@31\>Texture---silt loam or silty clay loam

\<@31\>Redoximorphic features (in the lower part of the horizon)---few
or common iron depletions in shades of gray

\<@23\>\<i\>*2Bt horizon:*\<p\>

\<@31\>Color---commonly no dominant matrix color and multicolored in
shades of brown, gray, and olive

\<@31\>Texture---silty clay loam, silty clay, or clay