The soils formed in glacial outwash deposits of poorly graded sands and loamy sands derived mainly from crystalline rocks. Mean annual temperature ranges from 45 to 54 degrees F., mean annual precipitation ranges from 38 to 50 inches, and the growing season ranges from 120 to 190 days. These are the Deerfield , Hinckley , Merrimac , Quonset , Suncook , Agawam , Hadley , Haven , Occum , Pootatuck , Scarboro , Sudbury , Walpole , Wareham , and Winooski soils on nearby landscapes. The moderately well drained Deerfield and Sudbury, the somewhat poorly drained and poorly drained Walpole and Wareham, and the very poorly drained Scarboro soils are common drainage associates. Hadley, Occum, Pootatuck, and Winooski soils are on nearby floodplains.
Surface runoff is slow to medium.
Permeability is rapid or very rapid throughout. Most areas are forested or in low growing brushy vegetation. Some areas are used for silage corn, hay, and pasture. Small areas, mostly irrigated, are used for shade tobacco, vegetables and nursery stock. Some areas are in community development.