Walford soils are on similar landscape positions. Fayette soils are better drained and are on convex, more sloping areas downslope. Stronghurst soils are not as poorly drained as the Traer soils and commonly surround areas of Traer soils. The Fayette and Stronghurst soils form a drainage sequence with the Traer soils. Poorly or very poorly drained.
Permeability is slow.
Runoff is slow or ponded. Where drained, Traer soils are used for cultivated crops. Corn and soybeans are common, but oats, small grains, and legume hays are grown in places. A few areas remain in timber. Principally in east-central and southeast Iowa but also in northern Illinois.