Soil Survey of Bell County, Texas Page: 15
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F SLL CO LINTY, TiXAS
Figu-rr 3.--'rifile of an ldldv gravell ltilt I h.t .hiows )ilit chalk
fragI I I It! .
Eddy soils ae well drnimcl .d.Permlr-e ability is mod-
erately slow, and avai!lle water capacity is very
low. PLinoff is mediui to rjil.
'These soils are used mostly as lp-sture. A few
sImall areas are culti-ted, and some a:ti'-as ire sites
f r ,rk q.arriies. Th,- ch alky iinestoie i the sub-
strI-ittumI is a source of aterial f.r a. surfaces
anti sulgiades.
jeres.entative -ifile of idly gravelly clay loam,
in all area of Eddy Stephen comilx, 0 to 3 percent
sIlopes, 1.5 imil's west on a county road f'oi its
intersection with Interstate High -v 35 in Troy to
a crossroad, then 0.9 mile south, o, L 3nothei county
road and 50) feet east of thie road. in a field:
A -0 to 5 inches, light brownislh-p ty .(1OYR "2) gravelly clay
li)al, dark grayI-ish browr (1I YR 412) moist.; moer -
ate, very fine, geranular TIand slbangular blocky
stiactire; hard, friable, sticky; 35 ti - 4) percent
chalk fragrinerits that. a less than 3 inches in
,iameter,; calcaroous; moderately aliatline; abrupt,
I regular boundary.
A&C---5 to l8 irthis, lighti b rownisIh-gray ioYR .2) very
gravelly cly loani, dark grayish brown (10YRI 4.'2)
tmoist 85 t li percerit chalk fragmienrts thIt are less
thar i3 inches s in diameter; soil material in eacks
between iirestoie part iles; plant r(oets in soii]-illed
intersice (aicarttlliij mzodeit-v alkalIne; clear,
wavy bouldary.
C- 8 to 60 inches, white, marine, chalky iimestorie that has a
hardnes._ of less than 3 oni the Mols scale.
The soum range ft-rom 5 to [2 inies in thickness. The A
horizon ranges from 3 to 6 inches int thickness and is 35
percent tto more than 51 percent, by volume , chti fragmeous
that are Les-s than 3 ir ct.s across tt- loung axis. "tis horizon
is light bi wwtiSh gv,.., ve-' dark grayish brown, dark gray-
ish brown, grayish arown, and pale -rown. In psces whereth i l is vr i I IrTl ei i n i ,v n, th - . iL' i. t is i,''
[Inches.?; ir, thlil" ] ? ' :'fil is E t". o M. , c en T' "[ bly vo~ilu mI , chatlk
"Irug I etlLs f' L ZoL i. liht b r iv,. -h 1, r a\il
grayish brow 4, dI'.: ;'II ih b a ... r ; i, b v II-, ar l
brown. Ir the C hoi.e ' e .h ilkV limest)w tn ,e, n
her.ines.s fironm bailout 1 to sliht, ly 1 . th I r . tl I l .s
Eddv-Stephei romplex, 0 i 3 percent slopes
(EsB).-This compies is n de uiof ij) rly .vel to
gent--ily sloping s loil. In th tops o.f i,4es ar tIe
sides oif slopes. I.)st areas .re iov l Ill shape a 1 fire
7 ti o 50 acre, in siz. This omp s about 50)
perent. ddy soils, 47 vperc nt Stieph.nlii soils, a1
percent other soils. Tih iLiclued( suils cannot be
shown separately at the scle napped, because tohey
are too inte-riiingled or the areas are too small.
An Eddy soil in this complex has the piiofilc
described as representative of the series.
This Stephen soil has a surfac-e layer of dark
girayish-brown silty clay about 10 irich,s thick. The
next layer is dark grayish-b own silty clay about 4
inches thick. It is about 35 percent soft ,chalk firag-
ments. Below this is light-graly, soft platy c1ailk.
Included with these sils in mapping are small
areas of Austin soils that make up less than 8
pe cent of any mapped area
The soils in this complex .e better suited to
itrpi'ove- patuei th- to most other .ses. Tihey .rc
not suited to crops. Mst areas ,ri used as piasttre.
The hazard of :r(osion is moderate, and runoff is
medium. Capabilityv ultlt Is-. asttre nId t:i,,
group 1A Chalky Ridge range site,
Eddy-Stephen complex, 3 to 5 percent slopes
(EsD).--Tfrhis complex is made Lup of gently,.' sloping to
sloping soils on the sides of slopes .od the tops (f
ridges. Areas are mostly long antid narrov and are 7
to 40 acres in size. This complex is about 56 percent
Eddy soils, 42 p ,:-reent Stephen soils, anld 2 percent
other soils- The soils carmot be shown separately at
the scale mapped, because they a re too intermingled
ol the areas are too small.
This Eddy soil has a surface layer, about 5 inches
t i, k, of light brownishi-gray ver'y vgravelly , aiP -n
that is about 35 percent, by volume, chalk friag.
ments. Below this is 3 inches of light brownish-gray
very gravelly clay ,an that is 85 percent chalk
fragments. The underlying material is white chalky
i mnestone.
This Stephen soil has a surface layer of d(lark
grayish-brown silty clay 1) inches thick. Below this
is 4 inches of dark grayish-brown silty clay that is
about 35 percent soft chalk fragments. Below a
depth of 14 inches is light-gray, soft platy chalk.
I included with these soils in mapping are areas of
Austin soils and two large areas, about 3 and 4 miles
south of Temple, that have slopes of 6 to 30. percent
or more. Hartrick's Bluff along the Leon River is
one of these areas.
The soils in this complex are suited to improved
pasture, and most areas are used as pasture. t hey
are not suited to crops. The hazard of rosion is
severe, and runoff is rapid Capability unit VIe-3;
pasture .:nd hay group 14A; Chalky Ridge orange
site.15
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Huckabee. John W. Soil Survey of Bell County, Texas, book, 1977; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth130201/m1/19/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.