Kalurah and Pyrities soils are on nearby glacial till plains. The potential for surface runoff ranges from negligible to high. Permeability is rapid throughout the soil. Cleared areas are used for pasture, hay, or corn for silage. A significant acreage is idle and is reverting to woodland.
Native vegetation is sugar maple, American beech, birch, eastern white pine, and red spruce.
MLRA's 142 and 143. The series is of small extent. Franklin County, New York, 1952. Original classification of Trout River placed it in the subgroup Entic Haplorthods. Competing series are expected to be added as similar soils are reclassified.