Beasley Silt Loam
The Beasley series consists of well-drained soils on narrow, gently sloping ridgetops
and on sloping to strongly sloping side slopes in the eastern fourth of the county. The
surface layer and the upper part of the subsoil formed mostly in loess (windblown silt)
and residuum derived from limestone. The
lower part of the subsoil formed in residuum
derived from calcareous shale (marl) and some soft limestone.
Representative profile:
Depth
|
Color
|
Texture
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Structure
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0 to 6 inches
|
dark grayish-brown to brown
|
silt loam
|
fine, granular
|
6 to 12 inches
|
yellowish-brown
|
slity clay loam
|
angular blocky
|
12 to 24 inches
|
strong-brown to yellowish-brown
|
silty clay
|
angular blocky
|
24 to 31 inches
|
yellowish-brown
|
silty clay
|
angular blocky
|
31 to 45 inches
|
yellowish-brown
|
clay
|
angular blocky
|
[Ashton] [Beasley] [Captina] [Corydon] [Crider] [Dickson] [Elk]
[Fairmount] [Huntington]
[Lowell] [Lawrence] [Lindside] [Newark]
[Otway] [Robertsville]
[Russellville] [Shelbyville] [Taft] [Woolper]
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