The well drained. Runoff is slow to rapid. Permeability is moderate. Most areas of nearly level and gently sloping Ryker soils are used for growing corn, soybeans, wheat, and hay. The steeper slopes generally are in pasture or forest.
Native vegetation is deciduous mixed hardwoods.
The series is of moderate extent, and mainly in MLRA 114. Monroe County, Indiana, 1979. Characterization data for the typical pedon S76IN77-10 is available from the Agricultural Experiment Station at Purdue University.