Permeability is rapid in the upper part of the solum and moderate in the lower part. Most areas of Markton soils are cultivated. Corn and soybeans are the principal crops. A few areas are used for hay and pasture. Native vegetation was mixed hardwoods with black oak, white oak, red oak, elm, and maple the major species.
Series is of moderate extent.
Starke County, Indiana, 1980. The Markton series includes soils previously mapped as the Aubbeenaubbee series in northern Indiana. The original proposed name for this soil was Marks.