Caleb soils formed in pre-Sangamon erosional sediments of variable texture and glacial origin. These materials appear to have been angularly truncated in many places, often resulting in an irregular mixture of material of contrasting textures. Mean annual temperature is about 49 to 53 degrees F, and mean annual precipitation is about 30 to 35 inches. The competing Mystic soils are upslope on the more stable portion of the low-stepped interfluves. Pershing , Kniffin , and Ladoga soils which formed in loess are also upslope.
Soils formed in recent flood plain sediments are downslope from the Caleb soils.
Moderately well drained. Runoff is medium on the low gradient slopes and rapid on the steeper slopes. Permeability is moderate. Mainly used for growing hay and pasture. Some areas are occasionally cropped to corn and oats and some areas have widely spaced trees.