Broadbrook soils are well drained and are yellower. Holyoke soils have bedrock within a 10 to 20 inch depth. Cheshire and Narragansett soils are well drained and do not have a dense substratum. Yalesville soils have bedrock at a depth of 20 to 40 inches. Moderately well drained.
Surface runoff is slow to rapid.
Permeability is moderate in the solum and slow or very slow in the substratum. Ludlow soils have a seasonal high water table. Cleared areas are used mostly for hay or pasture. Some areas are used for cultivated crops, vegetables, or orchards. Scattered areas are used for community development.