The Westmoreland series consists of deep and very deep well drained soils formed in residuum of siltstone, sandstone, and limestone. They are on dissected uplands of the Allegheny Plateau. Slopes range from 0 to 70 percent.
Permeability is moderate.
Mean annual precipitation is 43 inches. Westmoreland silt loam - cultivated. Thickness of the solum ranges from 20 to 40 inches. Depth to bedrock ranges from 40 to 72 inches or more. Rock fragments range from 2 to 30 percent in the Ap and Bt horizons, from 5 to 70 percent in the BC horizon, and from 45 to 90 percent in the C horizon.