PIKE RUN SOILS

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SLOPES RANGE FROM 0 TO 8 PERCENT.

THE MELVIN SERIES CONSISTS OF VERY DEEP, POORLY DRAINED SOILS ON FLOODPLAINS. THEY FORMED IN MIXED MEDIUM TEXTURED ALLUVIUM. IN A REPRESENTATIVE PROFILE, THE SURFACE LAYER IS DARK GRAYISH BROWN SILT LOAM 7 INCHES THICK. THE SUBSOIL IS LIGHT OLIVE GRAY, FRIABLE SILT LOAM 13 INCHES THICK. THE SUBSTRATUM, FROM 20 TO 60 INCHES, IS LIGHT GRAY, FRIABLE SILT LOAM. THE PROFILE IS MOTTLED THROUGHOUT IN SHADES OF BROWN, RED, AND OLIVE. SLOPES RANGE FROM 0 TO 2 PERCENT.