Poorly or very poorly drained. Permeability is slow. Surface runoff is slow to ponded. Some areas are used for cultivated crops if artificially drained. Corn, soybeans, small grains, and hays are grown.
Many areas are in pasture or trees.
Native vegetation was trees and grasses tolerant to wetness. They are inextensive. The weighted average clay content for the upper 20 inches of the argillic horizon averages near 35 percent clay, but the best evidence is that the soil should be classified as fine.