Moderately well drained. Very slow permeability. Surface runoff is low on less than 1 percent slopes. These soils pond for very brief to brief periods in some years. Some areas are cultivated to wheat, cotton, or grain sorghum.
Vegetation varies according to amount of water available.
It includes western wheatgrass, buffalograss, blue grama, and vine mesquite. The series is of moderate extent. These soils were formerly included in the Lipan and Randall series. Classification change from Chromic Haplusterts to Calcic Haplusterts based on application of the Eighth Edition of Soil Taxonomy. When dry, 0.4 to 3 inch wide cracks extend from the surface to a depth of 40 inches or more and may remain open for 150 to 210 cumulative days during most years.