The well drained Lansing, somewhat poorly drained Kendaia and Appleton, and poorly or very poorly drained Lyons soils are in drainage sequence with Conesus soils. Arkport and Colonie soils are dominantly fine sandy loam and fine sand, respectively. Aurora soils are 20 to 40 inches deep to bedrock. Moderately well drained. The potential for surface runoff is low or moderate.
Permeability is moderate in the solum and slow or very slow in the substratum.
Most areas are cleared and used to grow corn, small grains, hay, and pasture in support of dairying. Some vegetable crops, dry beans, and grapes are produced. Woodlots have sugar maple, red and white oak, American beech, and associated species. The north facing slope of the Allegheny Plateau from western New York to the central Mohawk Valley of New York and in adjacent valleys of the glaciated Allegheny Plateau. The series is moderately extensive.