Texture of the 10 to 40 inch control section is loam, clay loam, or sandy clay loam with clay content of 18 to 35 percent and more than 15 percent coarser than very fine sand. The amount of coarse fragments ranges from 0 to about 5 percent. Stratification varies in the control section from thin lens of contrasting textures of loam, fine sandy loam, clay, silt loam, or loamy sands to differences in color. The A horizon has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 2 or 3. The upper 15 inches is slightly alkaline or moderately alkaline.
Surface textures are loam, clay loam, or sandy clay loam.
The Bw and Bk horizons have hue of 5YR, 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 2 to 6. Films and threads of carbonates range from none to common. The BC or BCk horizons varies in the amount of visible calcium carbonate present from less than 5 percent to 15 percent. Textures range from loamy sand to silty clay loam. Gravel content ranges from 0 to 40 percent.