Kendall soils have an ochric epipedon with moist color value of 4 or 5 and Virgil soils have an ochric epipedon less than 10 inches thick with moist color value of 2 or 3. The poorly drained Thorp soils have an albic horizon and are on nearly level to depressional parts of the landscape nearby. Somewhat poorly drained. An apparent seasonal high water table is at a depth of 1 to 2 feet at some time between January and May in most years. The potential for surface runoff is low.
Permeability is moderate.
Most areas are cultivated. Corn, soybeans, small grain, and pasture are the principal crops. Native vegetation is prairie grasses. Central and northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. Kendall County, Illinois, 1941.