Hesch soils are on similar landscape positions where the surface layer is thicker and darker colored. Norden soils are on similar landscape positions where the underlying sandstone is glauconitic. Runoff is medium to rapid. Permeability is moderate in the loamy mantle, rapid in the sandy residuum, and moderately slow or moderate in the sandstone. Many of the less sloping areas are used for cropland.
Common crops are corn, small grain, and hay.
Other areas are used for woodland or pastureland. Native vegetation is mixed hardwood forest. Common trees are northern red oak, black oak, white oak, and shagbark hickory. These soils are extensive. The sandy loam and fine sandy loam surface texture phases and textures for the Bt have been correlated to the Elevasil series in MLRA 105.