Caleb soils have more stratification in their lower sola. Clarinda and Lamoni soils have a gray, finer textured B horizon. Pawnee soils have a finer textured B horizon. Steinauer soils are calcareous throughout. Moderately well drained or well drained.
Permeability is moderately slow.
Runoff is medium to rapid. Depth to an intermittent water table is greater than 6 feet. The strongly sloping to steep Shelby soils are used mainly for pasture. The less sloping areas are mostly cultivated. Corn, hay, and small grains are the principal crops.