Soil Survey of Bell County, Texas Page: 11
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Iqur( L'.- rOle of BIri tyou il; thai show .I , Atark-col-r ..I
ty -I,-s.
C%-5 to1 70 inches, ight-gray I 1-' 71) clay, moist; many,
nediurn to coarse, very pale brown i iY R 8/'3) lot-
ties, moist, extremely lturd, very fir , sticky and
plastic; caleai'ecos; uloderAtcly alka.linle,
When the soil is dry, cracks 1 inch to 3 inches wide exterd
from the surface to a depth of 36 to 60 inches or more. In
undisturbed areas gilg.1 mricrorelief consists of knolls 3 to 15
inches higher than depressions. The distance between the
center of the knolls and the center of the depressions ranges
f-omi 6 to 12 feet. Intersecting slickensides begirt at a depth
Hanging from 20 to 26 inches.
The A horizon ranges from 16 to 70 inches in tikness. It
is very dark gray and dark gtray. The AC toiriz n is gray and
light brownish gray. The C horizon is lightt gray, light
bro'8nish gray, and ver. pale brown. A lIC horizon is in
many profies below a depth of 60 inches.
[Branyon clay, 0 to I percent silo)pes (ByA).--Ii-;
nearlv level soil is in are:tas irretgular it sh :pe ;iru"1,,r L;,[,;C 1 ~ iLL . ' L tcl-es ;1. I I i, I zc, t e
I I L I I th an L;( le . res I . i t i t iz1 it lias hc'
i til tescilet as iepretSiitiv L thle seie .
at 1 Irle I.s F1t and Krutmt siis, The ini t.ied ar .
,IlLtl C ij less t-Ia) 5 perc,-it L the llapped rea.
Th'[ i.s sil is well stuitedl to erops, a n iairly .V i1
LrL:- utivated. The iatz(d of1 eroi n i slit,
ian d T, Iu f IS slowx IAtbIlsi ut IIw-1 j asturt
ini ha tv roup 7AI; Blta:c katl rNe it
itranyoni cI ay, Iin . 4 perce n flopes (ByB).-This
,e,'ntyIV sl iitng s:,il is most nly a irout l I nl tih e
.. j - ,tlarger arets f tLeal v Level soils .-s well us
at it a"ea? ifl dtrtiigeWH\:-4 ' M]-st areta -S ire ..
Ii1 ! lri-roW ( An( .te 10 -C a 's Lu f-o np1,t h itU 1),00t 4
L IUI s d Si,,e.
Tie su 'face lay-r is ,Jairk-g rV dt -12 incite,
t .t hi 'Fle 'tNext laie is _ .y ay tha:i iti 0o el,'s t 1
414 ,tt of ,.6 iches. Li,',c t , ' :,,. li.ht-.rp .y cl.. i h1 tt
lhS taidy VK:' jaic i11 113 "rittt Is tt tat.'Li t Ptds
t L depth , 0 itnch<.
I f1.iuded With this s I In irltppiZlg are IIAII HiteaI
) Iiuston Bl;:k tn. Le,.wisvile soils that make iju
less than 10 p',',.-it of tn c ta na ri l e .
'arly all aea-, u t1-1 soil re cuvltit(i. Son,
small areas are in irnlf ,eI )SLtIe. 'll.Iz ' LC(i f
erosion is mo(derat. arid i t.u.nuff i- tediutm h t abiil-
AvUrtIl p ur ndMy (g'rup7A; Blacikland
rangTe site.
Burle-Ison Series
'TIe butesuI -eies cons t -f et-'I, 'nearly level
to sontl.v sl(ping,V, laye sils onU tiI' t i iL alluvialI
teCrrac'-. These a,: ilc: o.s soils fort-ie in al-
tine elayey ter 1.
In a repre-entative profile the srfil-eef layer is
d.. -ay slightly icid o '. abi o, ; 3 incl s I hick.
"Ti ne:.t layer is 2 inches f ' ty., mildly ;,lkluline
ytV. The 1n. ., 1-I m te il . i, g , a
eous (lay that ext enrids to a depth of '3 inches.
BuDieson soils are Lotie'.telv .,: :'i.ned. They
e- -k and take inri wate ,readily when Itry, htit
periabhility is 'very sl vhen the a-e wet. Avail-
. e 1at r , C ipacity is ')i -, . ( ru ntoff is sloV,.
'Tiese soils :re well su ited to c'.s. M)ost of ,he
acireznge is cultivated; the ist s used ifobr im roved
pasture, and hay.
Representative profile of Burlesrn a y, O to 1
peC-:, -nt slopes, 1.25 miles south of i.(ollant on I 'exas
Highway 95 and 100 feet east of the higr v, in a
fhe d:
Ap-0 to( 6 iche-, dark -ray (10YR 4!) clay. very (lark , L
(!0YR 3,1) mToist; weak, fine, qulai,-ac bibs
structure: extren ely hard, very firm, very sticky
and very plastic; light gray (IOY R 5/1) cri-t about
1/8 inch I hitck on su rface; slightly acid, abrupt,
smooth boundary.
Al -6 to 22 inches, dark-gray i10t:R 4,1) clay, very dark g:ry
1t0YR 31") mi aist; weak, i,,editim, blocky .sa ucture;
ex r'emely hard, very fine, very sticky and very
pins.tic; shiny pressure fees on peds; slightly acid;
diffuse, wavy bounday.
A12 22 to 38 inches, dark-gray (i00 4/) clay, .ery dark
gray (10YR 3/1) moist; inters acting slickersides b .-
der paral.:tetpipedls that have the iong -:,i. tilted 20
to 60 degrees fun the horizonta' p'',tint to mio, I
ate, fine 1nd medum m, 1lock' str,'ctun e; extremely
hard, very firri, very stiy.,..,, aid very as ,, ~hinv
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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/m1/15/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.