Somewhat poorly drained. Runoff is low. Permeability is very slow. Mainly used for growing rice and pasture. Rice is usually grown on a 1 in 4 year rotation.
Improved pasture is used for bahia grass production.
Some areas are used for native pasture. Native grasses are mainly little bluestem, indiangrass, eastern gamagrass, switchgrass, Florida paspalum, big bluestem, brownseed paspalum, knotroot bristlegrass, sedges and rushes. The series is of moderate extent. The name comes from the nearby town of China. These soils were formerly included with the Beaumont and Lake Charles series.