The E horizons have values of 4 or 5 and chroma of 2 or 3. The A and E horizons are loam or silt loam and are medium acid or slightly acid. The Bt horizons have hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 3 though 5, and chroma of 3 through 6. The 7.5YR hue is usually in the lower part. The Bt horizons are typically loam, clay loam, or sandy clay loam, but some pedons include texture of silt loam or silty clay loam high in content of sand.
Reaction ranges from medium acid to very stongly acid.
Some pedons have a thin 2BC horizon. The fine earth fraction typically is stratified sand or coarse sand and includes subhorizons of loamy sand or loamy coarse sand in some pedons. Reaction ranges from slightly acid to mildly alkaline. These are the Casco , Fox , Hixton , and Ionia soils in the same family and the similar Burnsville , Sattre , and Wapsie soils. The Casco soils have coarse textured sediments at depth of less than 24 inches.