The till is loam, clay loam, or silty clay loam. The somewhat poorly drained Bennington, Blount, and Mahoning soils are on similar topographic positions but lack the silty upper mantle and thin layer of loamy water-sorted material. The moderately well drained Cardington, Ellsworth, and Glynwood soils formed in till and are on slightly higher topographic positions. The moderately well drained Lykens soils formed in similar materials but are on higher landscape positions or on slopes adjacent to drainageways. Somewhat poorly drained.
Surface runoff is slow or medium depending upon slope.
Permeability is moderate in the upper part of the solum and moderately slow or slow in the lower part. Most areas have been cleared and are used for cropland or permanent pasture. Corn, soybeans, small grain, and mixed hay are the principal crops. Native vegetation was deciduous hardwood forest. Richland County, Ohio, 1971.