Permeability is moderately slow in the loamy materials and slow in the till. An intermittent apparent seasonal high water table is present at a depth of 1 to 2 feet below the surface at some time between November and May in most years. Most areas are cropped. Corn, soybeans, and small grain are the principal crops. More sloping areas are in forages for hay or pasture, or in woodland.
Native vegetation is deciduous forest.
Passport series is extensive in MLRA 113 and less extensive in MLRAs 114 and 115. Clay County, Illinois, 1997. Passport is the name of a small village in southwestern Richland County, Illinois. In some parts of western Illinois, Passport series have been correlated which include pedons formed in loamy materials and in the underlying Cretaceous materials that contain a paleosol. Due to small acreage, these soils have been correlated as Passport series.