McGary soil series
A representative soil profile of the McGary soil series. (Kentucky Soil Atlas; by Anastasios D. Karathanasis, University of Kentucky)
The McGary series consists of very deep, somewhat poorly drained soils on lake plains, and less commonly on flood-plain steps. They formed in loess and the underlying calcareous, fine-textured lacustrine deposits. Slope ranges from 0 to 10 percent. Mean annual precipitation is about 1067 mm (42 inches), and mean annual temperature is about 12 degrees C (54 degrees F).
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine, mixed, active, mesic Aeric Epiaqualfs
Depth to the base of the argillic horizon: 61 to 127 cm (24 to 50 inches)
Depth to carbonates: 56 to 142 cm (22 to 56 inches)
Thickness of the loess: 0 to 51 cm (20 inches)
Particle-size control section: averages 40 to 50 percent clay and 2 to 6 percent sand
USE AND VEGETATION: Most areas of this soil are being used to grow corn and soybeans. A few areas are used for growing wheat and hay, and a few areas are used for pasture or forest. Native vegetation is mixed hardwood forest.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: MLRAs 111B, 113, 114A, 114B, 115A, 120A, 120B, 121, 122, 124, 126 and 147 in Illinois Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia. The type location is on the boundary between MLRA's 114B and 115A. The series is of large extent.
For additional information about Kentucky soils, visit:
uknowledge.uky.edu/pss_book/4/
For a detailed soil description, visit:
soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/M/MCGARY.html
For acreage and geographic distribution, visit:
casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/see/#mcgary
McGary soil series
A representative soil profile of the McGary soil series. (Kentucky Soil Atlas; by Anastasios D. Karathanasis, University of Kentucky)
The McGary series consists of very deep, somewhat poorly drained soils on lake plains, and less commonly on flood-plain steps. They formed in loess and the underlying calcareous, fine-textured lacustrine deposits. Slope ranges from 0 to 10 percent. Mean annual precipitation is about 1067 mm (42 inches), and mean annual temperature is about 12 degrees C (54 degrees F).
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine, mixed, active, mesic Aeric Epiaqualfs
Depth to the base of the argillic horizon: 61 to 127 cm (24 to 50 inches)
Depth to carbonates: 56 to 142 cm (22 to 56 inches)
Thickness of the loess: 0 to 51 cm (20 inches)
Particle-size control section: averages 40 to 50 percent clay and 2 to 6 percent sand
USE AND VEGETATION: Most areas of this soil are being used to grow corn and soybeans. A few areas are used for growing wheat and hay, and a few areas are used for pasture or forest. Native vegetation is mixed hardwood forest.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: MLRAs 111B, 113, 114A, 114B, 115A, 120A, 120B, 121, 122, 124, 126 and 147 in Illinois Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia. The type location is on the boundary between MLRA's 114B and 115A. The series is of large extent.
For additional information about Kentucky soils, visit:
uknowledge.uky.edu/pss_book/4/
For a detailed soil description, visit:
soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/M/MCGARY.html
For acreage and geographic distribution, visit:
casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/see/#mcgary