Frost free days range from 125 to 165. Elevation above sea level ranges from 700 to 1600 feet. These are principally the Hayden and Lester soils. These soils are well drained and are on the higher lying, gently sloping to very steep slopes. Poorly drained and somewhat poorly drained.
Surface runoff is low or moderately low.
Permeability is moderately slow. Most of this soil is cropped to corn, hay, soybeans, and small grains. However, significant areas are in pasture and forest. Native vegetation is mixed wet prairie grasses and deciduous forest. Hennepin County, Minnesota, 1969.