They are the poorly drained member of a hydro-sequence which includes Keltner soils. Schapville soils have thinner sola, a thinner mantle of loess, more clay in the control section, and a paralithic contact with shale bedrock within a depth of 40 inches. They are on similar parts of the landscape nearby. Well drained and moderately well drained. Runoff is medium to rapid.
Permeability is moderate in the upper part of the solum and slow in the lower part.
Most areas are cultivated. Corn, soybeans, small grain, and meadow are the principal crops. Native vegetation was prairie grass. The extent is small. Lafayette County, Wisconsin, 1964.