Mean annual precipitation ranges from 30 to 36 inches. The well drained Kendallville , moderately well drained Cadmus and somewhat poorly drained Macomb soils are in a drainage sequence with Berville soils. Other associates are the Brookston soils where the outwash is thin, and Matherton and Sebewa soils where the gravelly outwash is thick. Very poorly drained. May. Surface runoff is very slow to ponded.
Permeability is moderate in the outwash sediments and moderately slow in the glacial till.
The greater part is drained and is under cultivation. The principal crops are corn, small grains, soybeans, navy beans, and hay. A small part is in permanent pasture or forest. The native forest vegetation was American elm, white ash, red maple, and swamp white oak. The series is of moderate extent.