The loess or silty material is 40 to 60 inches thick. The Ap horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 4 or 5 and chroma of 3 to 6. An A horizon, less than 6 inches thick, has value of 3, and chroma of 2 or 3. Texture is commonly silt loam, and less commonly silty clay loam. It averages 12 to 30 percent clay, and 3 to 10 percent sand.
Reaction is very strongly acid in non-limed areas, and ranges to neutral in limed areas.
The Bt horizon has value of 4 or 5 and chroma of 4 to 6. Texture is silt loam or silty clay loam, and averages 18 to 30 percent clay and 3 to 8 percent sand. Reaction is strongly acid or very strongly acid in non-limed areas, and ranges to moderately acid in limed areas. The 2Bt horizon has hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 4 or 5 and chroma of 4 to 6. Texture is silt loam and averages 15 to 26 percent clay and 15 to 32 percent sand.