The Fieldon soils have free carbonates throughout. Very poorly drained. Runoff is negligible. Permeability is moderately rapid in the upper part and rapid in the substratum. The apparent water table is at plus 1 to .5 feet during January to December in most years if undrained.
Most areas are idle or used for growing pasture.
Some areas are drained and corn and soybeans are the principal crops. Native vegetation is grasses, sedges, and reeds. Hennepin County, Minnesota, 1969. Aquic moisture regime. Refer to MAES Central File Code No. 75 for results of some analysis of the typical pedon.