Soil Survey of Limestone County, Texas Page: 5
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General Soil Map Units
The general soil map at the back of this publication
shows broad areas that have a distinctive pattern of soils,
relief, and drainage. Each map unit on the general soil map
is a unique natural landscape. Typically, it consists of one
or more major soils or miscellaneous areas and some
minor soils or miscellaneous areas. It is named for the
major soils or miscellaneous areas. The components of
one map unit can occur in another but in a different
pattern.
The general soil map can be used to compare the
suitability of large areas for general land uses. Areas of
suitable soils can be identified on the map. Likewise, areas
where the soils are not suitable can be identified.
Because of its small scale, the map is not suitable for
planning the management of a farm or field or for selecting
a site for a road or building or other structure. The soils in
any one map unit differ from place to place in slope, depth,
drainage, and other characteristics that affect
management.
1. Crockett-Normangee
Nearly level to moderately sloping, very deep, moderately
well drained, loamy soils; on uplands
In this map unit, the Crockett soils are on broad, nearly
level to gently sloping interstream divides and gently
sloping side slopes. The Normangee soils are on very
gently sloping to moderately sloping side slopes.
This map unit makes up about 22 percent of the county.
It is about 62 percent Crockett soils, about 10 percent
Normangee soils, and about 28 percent soils of minor
extent (fig. 2).
Typically, the surface layer of the Crockett soil is dark
grayish brown loam. The subsoil is clay that is mottled in
shades of brown. The underlying material is clay loam
interbedded with shale and mottled in shades of gray,
brown, and yellow.
Typically, the surface layer of the Normangee soil is
dark grayish brown clay loam. The subsoil is dark brown
and olive brown clay that has mottles in shades of brown
and red. The underlying material is light yellowish brown
clay loam.
Soils of minor extent in this map unit are the Axtell,
Edge, Ellis, Ferris, Heiden, Lamar, Lavender, Mabank,Silawa, Tabor, Tinn, Whitesboro, and Wilson soils. The
Axtell and Tabor soils are strongly acid in the upper part of
the subsoil. Edge soils are more acid in the subsoil. The
Ellis, Ferris, and Heiden soils are clayey in all layers and
are in higher landscape positions. Lamar and Silawa soils
have a loamy subsoil. The Lavender soils are moderately
deep and are in higher positions. The Mabank and Wilson
soils have more gray in the subsoil and are in lower
positions. The Tinn soils are clayey and calcareous in all
layers and are on flood plains. The Whitesboro soils have a
darker surface layer and are on flood plains.
The soils of this map unit are mainly used as pasture or
rangeland. A few areas are being cultivated for cotton,
grain sorghum, and small grains. These soils are well
suited to improved pastures of coastal bermudagrass and
kleingrass and are well suited to native grasses. They are
moderately suited to cropland, but the hazard of erosion is
the limiting factor. These soils are moderately suited to
most native wildlife habitat.
The soils in this map unit are moderately suited to
urban and recreational uses. Low strength, shrinking and
swelling with changes in moisture, very slow permeability,
corrosivity to uncoated steel, and slope are the main
limitations.
2. Houston Black-Ferris-Heiden
Very gently sloping to moderately steep, very deep,
moderately well drained and well drained, clayey soils; on
uplands
In this map unit, the moderately well drained Houston
Black soils are on broad, very gently sloping areas. The
well drained Ferris soils are on gently sloping to
moderately steep, eroded side slopes. The well drained
Heiden soils are on very gently sloping and gently sloping
areas.
This map unit makes up about 22 percent of the county.
It is about 25 percent Houston Black soils, 23 percent
Ferris soils, 21 percent Heiden soils, and 31 percent other
soils. (fig. 3).
Typically, the surface layer of the Houston Black soil is
black clay. The subsoil is clay that is black in the upper
part, very dark gray in the middle part, and grayish brown
in the lower part.
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Griffin, Edward L.; Sabo, Donald J.; Brezina, Dennis N. & Janak, Edward L. Soil Survey of Limestone County, Texas, book, 1997; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth130231/m1/12/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.