The 2BC horizon has hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 2 to 4. It is loam, sandy clay loam, or sandy loam or their gravelly to extremely gravelly analogues. It is slightly acid to moderately alkaline. The 2C horizon is loamy coarse sand or loamy sand and their gravelly to extremely gravelly analogues. The till substratum phase is loam, clay loam, or silty clay loam.
Reaction is slightly alkaline or moderately alkaline.
Ashtabula soils have rock fragments of dominantly shale and siltstone lithology. Bogart, Mount Lucas, Nicely, Scattersville, and Swampoodle soils do not have carbonates within 55 inches. Centerburg, Cygnet, Houcktown, Jenera, Tuscola, Vanlue, and Williamstown soils have less than 15 percent rock fragments in the lower part of the series control section. Conowingo, Lehigh, and Reaville soils have bedrock within 60 inches. Haney soils have more than 2 percent rock fragments in the upper part of the control section.