Soil Survey of Scott County, Mississippi
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United States In cooperation with Department of the USDA Forest Service, Agriculture the Mississippi Agricultural and Soil Survey of Forestry Experiment Station, the Scott County Soil and Water Scott County, Conservation District, and the Scott County Board of Natural Supervisors Mississippi Resources Conservation Service How To Use This Soil Survey This document provides text and tables that describe the soils in the survey area. A symbol is assigned to each soil. The symbol relates the text and tables to soil maps. The soil maps are available online from the Web Soil Survey (http://websoilsurvey. nrcs.usda.gov/). Select the area for which you would like a soil map using the Area of Interest tab. After defining your area of interest, click on the Soil Map tab to view or print a soil map. Note the map unit symbols on the soil map. Turn to the Contents in this document. The Contents lists the map units by symbol and name and shows the page where each map unit is described. It also shows which tables have data on specific land uses for each detailed soil map unit and lists other sections of this publication that may address your specific needs. i 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 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 USDA Forest Service, the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, the Scott County Soil and Water Conservation District, and the Scott County Board of Supervisors. The survey is part of the technical assistance furnished to the Scott County Soil and Water Conservation District. Major fieldwork for this soil survey was completed in 2008. Soil names and descriptions were approved in 2008. Unless otherwise indicated, statements in this publication refer to conditions in the survey area in 2007. The most current official data are available at http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/. Nondiscrimination Statement The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or a part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program. (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 USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Citation The correct citation for this survey is as follows: United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. 2010. Soil Survey of Scott County, Mississippi. http://soils.usda.gov/survey/ printed_surveys/. Cover Caption An area of Ruston fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes, eroded.This soil is commonly used for hay production. Additional information about the Nation’s natural resources is available online from the Natural Resources Conservation Service at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov. ii Contents How To Use This Soil Survey ......................................................................................i Foreword ..................................................................................................................... vii General Nature of the County.........................................................................................1 History of Forestland ..................................................................................................2 Climate .......................................................................................................................3 How This Survey Was Made ..........................................................................................3 Detailed Soil Map Units ................................................................................................5 Ad—Adaton silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes ..............................................................6 Bb—Bibb fine sandy loam, frequently flooded ...........................................................9 BdA—Bude silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes .............................................................11 FaA—Falkner silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes .........................................................14 FaB—Falkner silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes .........................................................16 FrB—Freest fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes ................................................19 FrC—Freest fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes ................................................21 Gb—Gillsburg silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes, occasionally flooded .......................24 Ho—Houlka silty clay loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes, occasionally flooded .................27 IcB—Ichusa silty clay loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes ...................................................29 IcC—Ichusa silty clay loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes ...................................................32 JKB—Jena-Kirkville-Kinston complex, undulating, frequently flooded .....................35 Kn—Kinston loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes, frequently flooded ..................................38 KpB—Kipling silty clay loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes .................................................40 KpC2—Kipling silty clay loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes, eroded ..................................43 KpD2—Kipling silty clay loam, 8 to 12 percent slopes, eroded ................................45 Kr—Kirkville fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded ..............47 LuA—Louin silty clay, 0 to 2 percent slopes .............................................................50 Ma—Mantachie fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes, occasionally flooded ........53 MgD3—Maytag clay, 3 to 12 percent slopes, severely eroded ................................55 OrB—Ora fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes ....................................................58 OrC2—Ora fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes, eroded ....................................61 OrD2—Ora fine sandy loam, 8 to 12 percent slopes, eroded ..................................64 PeA—Pelahatchie silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes ..................................................67 PeB—Pelahatchie silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes ..................................................70 Po—Pits-Udorthents complex, 5 to 15 percent slopes, eroded ...............................73 PrB—Providence silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes ....................................................74 PrC2—Providence silt loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes, eroded .....................................76 QuA—Quitman loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes .............................................................79 Rb—Rosebloom silt loam, ponded ...........................................................................82 RK—Rosebloom and Arkabutla soils, frequently flooded .........................................84 RuB—Ruston fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes ..............................................87 RuC2—Ruston fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes, eroded ..............................89 SaB—Savannah fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes .........................................91 SaC2—Savannah fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes, eroded ..........................94 SmD2—Smithdale fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, eroded .......................97 SmF2—Smithdale fine sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, eroded .....................99 iii Soil Survey of Scott County, Mississippi SsD2—Smithdale-Sweatman complex, 5 to 15 percent slopes, eroded ................102 SsF2—Smithdale-Sweatman complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, eroded ..............105 St—Stough fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes ...............................................108 SwD2—Sweatman fine sandy loam, 5 to 15 percent slopes, eroded .................... 111 SwF2—Sweatman fine sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes ................................113 Ur—Urbo silty clay loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes, occasionally flooded ...................116 Prime Farmland ........................................................................................................119 Use and Management of the Soils .........................................................................121 Interpretive Ratings ................................................................................................121 Crops and Pasture .................................................................................................122 Yields per Acre ...................................................................................................122 Land Capability Classification ............................................................................124 Forestland Productivity and Management ..............................................................125