Rock fragment content ranges from 1 to 10 percent. Reaction is slightly alkaline or moderately alkaline. Carbonates are present and calcium carbonate equivalent ranges from 20 to 35 percent. It is commonly stratified with textures of sand, coarse sand, or loamy coarse sand, or their gravelly analogs and averages 0 to 5 percent clay and 85 to 90 percent sand. Rock fragment content ranges from 0 to 34 percent.
Reaction is slightly alkaline or moderately alkaline.
Carbonates are present and calcium carbonate equivalent ranges from 25 to 55 percent. Textures include sandy clay loam, sandy loam, coarse sandy loam, loamy coarse sand or their gravelly analogs. Where present, these horizons usually occur directly beneath vertical partings in the overlying glacial till. Bland, Bratton, Bucklick, Caneyville, Chrome, Donahue, Elba, Estate, Faywood, Fredonia, Haggatt, Lowell, Milton, and Newnata soils have a lithic contact within the series control section. Bledsoe soils have rock fragments that are dominately sandstone, siltstone, or shale.