Slopes range from 1 to 3 percent. Shakamak silt loam on a 2 percent slope in a cultivated field. The depth to the base of the argillic horizon is more than 80 inches. Depth to horizon with fragic soil properties is 20 to 36 inches, and depth to a fragipan is 30 to 40 inches. An EB or BE horizon, where present, has value of 6 and chroma of 4 to 6.
Reaction ranges from very strongly acid to neutral, depending on liming practices.
It is silt loam or silty clay loam. It averages from 24 to 32 percent clay and from 2 to 6 percent sand. Reaction is strongly or very strongly acid, and ranges to neutral in limed areas. It is silt loam or silty clay loam. The clay content averages from 20 to 27 percent and the sand content averages from 8 to 20 percent.