Woolper Silty Clay Loam
The Woolper series consists of well drained or moderately well drained soils that
develop in old local alluvium. This alluvium washed from the uplands occupied by
Beasley, Fairmount, and Otway soils.
Woolper soils are associated with Ashton soils. They are finer in texture and
grayer than Ashton soils. They have a higher pH and a more strongly developed B
horizon. They are not so well developed as Beasley soils, and they are finer
textured and have a grayer brown horizon.
In Jefferson County, Woolper soils are widely scattered on foot slopes in the marl
area. Their acreage is small, and thus their agricultural importance is minor.
Silty Clay Loam is the dominant type; silty clay occurs in severely eroded areas.
Representative profile:
Depth
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Color
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Texture
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Structure
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0 to 6 inches
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dark brown
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friable silty clay loam
|
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6 to 12 inches
|
dark yellowish-brown
|
silty clay loam
|
medium, blocky structure
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12 to 23 inches
|
dark yellowish-brown or yellowish-brown
|
silty clay
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strong, blocky structure; sticky and plastic
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23 to 35 inches
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dark yellowish-brown
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silty clay
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few gray mottles; strong, blocky structure; sticky and plastic
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35 to 48+ inches
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mottled gray, yellowish- brown, grayish-brown
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silty clay or clay
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[Ashton] [Beasley] [Captina] [Corydon] [Crider] [Dickson] [Elk]
[Fairmount] [Huntington]
[Lowell] [Lawrence] [Lindside] [Newark]
[Otway] [Robertsville]
[Russellville] [Shelbyville] [Taft] [Woolper]
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