When described the soil was moist to 18 inches and dry below. Depth to carbonates ranges from 0 to 3 inches. The control section is clay loam or loam and contains 20 to 35 percent clay. Typically, the soil contains 5 to 10 percent by volume of coarse fragments as pebbles. Some pedons contain up to 20 percent by volume of stones throughout the soil.
Mottles are inherent to the parent material.
The A horizon has value of 3 to 5 and 2 or 3 moist, and chroma of 1 or 2. It is loam or clay loam. The Ap horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 or 6 and 4 or 5 moist, and chroma of 2 or 3. The A horizon ranges from neutral to moderately alkaline. The Bw horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 or 6 and 4 or 5 moist, and chroma of 2 or 3.