The frost free season ranges from 105 to 180 days. These are the moderately well drained Belgrade , the poorly and very poorly drained Canandaigua , and the poorly drained Raynham soils on nearby landscapes. The Agawam , Merrimac , and Windsor soils, on similar terrace positions, have sandy and gravelly textures. The Boxford , Munson , and Scitica soils, occupy similar landscapes, and have clayey textures in the lower part of the control section. The Hadley , Limerick , Occum , Pottatuck, Rippowam , and Winooski soils are on adjacent flood plains.
Permeability is moderate in the solum and moderately slow or moderate in the substratum.
Most of the areas of less than 15 percent slope are used for hay, pasture, and corn. Some areas are used for potatoes, sweet corn, vegetables, tobacco, and other cash crops. Most areas of more than 15 percent slope are wooded. Common trees are white pine, white oak, red oak, black oak, sugar maple, hickory, ash, black birch, yellow birch, and white birch, beech, and hemlock. The series is of moderate extent.