BROOKE

BoB - Brooke silty clay loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes

BoC - Brooke silty clay loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes

BoD - Brooke silty clay loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes

THE BROOKE SERIES CONSISTS OF MODERATELY DEEP, WELL DRAINED SOILS ON UPLAND RIDGES, SADDLES AND KNOLLS. THEY FORMED IN MATERIAL WEATHERED FROM LIMESTONE OR INTERBEDDED LIMESTONE AND CALCAREOUS SHALE. TYPICALLY, THESE SOILS HAVE A VERY DARK GRAYISH-BROWN HEAVY SILTY CLAY LOAM SURFACE, UNDERLAIN AT 7 IN. BY DARK BROWN HEAVY SILTY CLAY LOAM, 2 IN. THICK. THE SUBSOIL FROM 9 TO 22 INCHES IS DARK BROWN CLAY. THE SUBSTRATUM FROM 22 TO 38 INCHES IS MIXED DARK BROWN AND OLIVE GRAY CLAY, UNDERLAIN BY FRACTURED LIMESTONE. SLOPES RANGE FROM 3 TO 40 PERCENT.