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United States In cooperation with Department of Virginia Polytechnic Agriculture Institute and State Soil Survey of University Natural Amelia County, Resources Conservation Service Virginia How To Use This Soil Survey The detailed soil maps can be useful in planning the use and management of small areas. To find information about your area of interest, locate that area on the Index to Map Sheets. Note the number of the map sheet and go to that sheet. Locate your area of interest on the map sheet. Note the map unit symbols that are in that area. Go to the Contents, which lists the map units by symbol and name and shows the page where each map unit is described. The Contents shows which table has data on a specific land use for each detailed soil map unit. Also see the Contents for sections of this publication that may address your specific needs. iii National Cooperative Soil Survey This soil survey is a publication of the National Cooperative Soil Survey, a joint effort of the United States Department of Agriculture and other Federal agencies, State agencies including the Agricultural Experiment Stations, and local agencies. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (formerly the Soil Conservation Service) has leadership for the Federal part of the National Cooperative Soil Survey. This survey was made cooperatively by the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation and the Amelia County Board of Supervisors provided financial assistance for the survey. The survey is part of the technical assistance furnished to the Piedmont Soil and Water Conservation District. Major fieldwork for this soil survey was completed in 1990. Soil names and descriptions were approved in 1994. Unless otherwise indicated, statements in this publication refer to conditions in the survey area in 1992. The most current official data are available on the Internet. Soil maps in this survey may be copied without permission. Enlargement of these maps, however, could cause misunderstanding of the detail of mapping. If enlarged, maps do not show the small areas of contrasting soils that could have been shown at a larger scale. Nondiscrimination Statement The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact the USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, or call (202) 720-5964 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Cover Caption Typical landscape of Cecil fine sandy loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes. Good conservation management on this soil includes stripcropping. Additional information about the Nation’s natural resources is available online from the Natural Resources Conservation Service at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov. iv Contents Cover .............................................................................................................................i How To Use This Soil Survey .................................................................................... iii Contents .......................................................................................................................v Foreword ..................................................................................................................... ix Introduction ................................................................................................................ 1 General Nature of the Survey Area .......................................................................... 1 How This Survey Was Made .................................................................................... 3 Detailed Soil Map Units .............................................................................................. 5 1B—Appling fine sandy loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes ................................................ 6 1C—Appling fine sandy loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes.............................................. 8 2B—Buncombe loamy sand, 2 to 5 percent slopes, rarely flooded.......................... 9 3B—Cecil fine sandy loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes...................................................11 3C—Cecil fine sandy loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes ............................................... 13 4A—Chastain silty clay loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes, frequently flooded ................ 15 5A—Chewacla silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded ....................... 17 6B—Cid loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes ..................................................................... 19 6C—Cid loam, 7 to 10 percent slopes ................................................................... 21 7B—Colfax sandy loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes ...................................................... 23 8B—Creedmoor fine sandy loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes........................................ 25 9A—Dogue fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded ....................... 27 9B—Dogue fine sandy loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes, rarely flooded ....................... 29 10B—Georgeville silt loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes ................................................. 31 10C—Georgeville silt loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes ............................................... 34 11B—Helena fine sandy loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes............................................. 35 11C—Helena fine sandy loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes .......................................... 38 12B—Herndon loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes ........................................................... 40 12C—Herndon loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes ......................................................... 42 13B—Mayodan gravelly fine sandy loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes ............................ 44 13C—Mayodan gravelly fine sandy loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes.......................... 46 14D—Pacolet fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes ....................................... 48 14E—Pacolet fine sandy loam, 25 to 40 percent slopes ........................................ 50 15C3—Pacolet clay loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes, severely eroded ...................... 51 15D3—Pacolet clay loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, severely eroded .................... 53 16A—Partlow fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded .................... 55 17A—Roanoke fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded.................. 57 18B—State fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, rarely flooded ........................ 58 19A—Toccoa fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded .............. 60 20C—Wedowee sandy loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes ............................................ 62 20D—Wedowee sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes .......................................... 64 20E—Wedowee sandy loam, 25 to 40 percent slopes .......................................... 65 21B—Wedowee-Poindexter complex, 2 to 7 percent slopes ................................. 67 21C—Wedowee-Poindexter complex, 7 to 15 percent slopes ............................... 69 21D—Wedowee-Poindexter complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes ............................. 72 21E—Wedowee-Poindexter complex, 25 to 40 percent slopes ............................. 75 22B—Winnsboro sandy loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes ............................................. 77 v 22C—Winnsboro sandy loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes ............................................... 79 W—Water .................................................................................................................. 81 Use and Management of the Soils .......................................................................... 83 Interpretive Ratings ................................................................................................ 83 Rating Class Terms ........................................................................................... 83 Numerical Ratings ............................................................................................. 83 Crops and Pasture ................................................................................................. 84 Yields per Acre ................................................................................................... 86 Land Capability Classification ............................................................................ 87 Virginia Soil Management Groups ..................................................................... 88 Prime Farmland ..................................................................................................... 89 Hydric Soils ............................................................................................................ 90 Agricultural Waste Management ............................................................................ 91 Forestland Productivity and Management .............................................................. 93 Forestland Productivity ...................................................................................... 94 Forestland

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