Brookston soils are poorly drained. Surface runoff is negligible to low. Permeability is moderate in the subsoil and moderately slow in the underlying material. An intermittent apparent high water table is 0.5 foot above the surface to 1 foot below the surface in most years. Most areas are used to grow corn, soybeans, oats, wheat, and hay.
Small areas are in permanent pasture or woodlots.
Native vegetation is deciduous forest, marsh grasses, and sedges. White County, Indiana, 1915. Drained and undrained phases are recognized. Transect shows 100 percent Brookston and similar soils.