Soil Survey of Limestone County, Texas Page: 19
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Limestone County, Texas
Permeability: very slow, however water moves very rapidly
down cracks when the soil is dry
Available water capacity: high
Drainage: moderately well drained
Runoff: medium
Water erosion hazard: moderate
Shrink-swell potential: high
Water table: none within a depth of 6 feet
Bedrock: none within a depth of 6 feet
Included with this soil in mapping are small areas of
Branyon and Wilson soils. Branyon soils are calcareous
throughout and Wilson soils have a loamy surface layer.
Also included are small areas of Burleson soils that contain
cobbles and gravels. Included soils make up less than 15
percent of this map unit.
This Burleson soil is used mainly as cropland and is well
suited to crops such as cotton, corn, grain sorghum, and
small grains. However, it is difficult to till when wet, and it
cracks severely during dry periods. Leaving crop residue on
or near the surface helps control erosion, aids in water
infiltration, maintains fertility, improves tilth, prevents
compaction, and maintains organic matter. Terracing,
contour farming, grassed waterways, and conservation
tillage help reduce soil erosion. Crops respond well to
fertilization.
This soil is well suited to pasture. A complete fertilizer
and controlled grazing are needed for improved yields of
adapted grasses such as coastal bermudagrass and
kleingrass. Some pastures are overseeded with legumes
such as clovers and singletary peas. This adds nitrogen to
the soil, helps control erosion, and provides grazing in the
early spring.
This map unit is well suited to native grass production.
The climax vegetation is medium and tall native grasses
with an overstory of scattered oak, mesquite, and
hackberry trees along drainageways. Controlled grazing and
brush control are needed for maximum production.
This soil is moderately suited to openland wildlife
habitat.
This soil is poorly suited to urban uses. The most
limiting features are shrinking and swelling with changes in
moisture, very slow permeability, corrosivity to uncoated
steel, and low strength. This soil is moderately suited to
recreational uses. Very slow permeability and the clayey
surface layer are the limiting features. Good design and
proper installation can reduce the effects of these
limitations. Trench sidewalls become very unstable in this
soil under certain conditions. Trenches excavated to a
depth of 5 feet or more should be shored or the sidewall
graded to an angle that ensures safe working conditions.
This Burleson soil is in capability subclass lie and in the
Blackland range site.CrA-Crockett loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes
This very deep, nearly level soil is on uplands. Slopes
are plane to slightly convex. Soil areas are irregular in
shape and range from 10 to 150 acres.
The typical sequence, depth, and composition of the
layers of this soil are-
Surface layer:
0 to 6 inches, brown loam
Subsoil:
6 to 12 inches, dark yellowish brown clay that has reddish
brown mottles
12 to 24 inches, dark grayish brown clay that has reddish
brown mottles
24 to 40 inches, light yellowish brown clay that has
yellowish brown mottles
40 to 56 inches, olive yellow clay loam that has brownish
yellow and red mottles
Underlying material:
56 to 80 inches, light brownish gray weakly consolidated
shale interbedded with silty clay loam
Important soil properties-
Permeability: very slow
Available water capacity: high
Drainage: moderately well drained
Runoff: low
Water erosion hazard: slight
Shrink-swell potential: high
Water table: none within a depth of 6 feet
Bedrock: none within a depth of 6 feet
Included with this soil in mapping are small areas of
Axtell, Edge, Lavender, Mabank, Silawa, Tabor, Whitesboro,
and Wilson soils. Axtell, Edge, and Tabor soils are acidic in
the upper subsoil. Mabank and Wilson soils are dominantly
gray in the subsoil and are in lower, wetter landscape
positions. Lavender soils are moderately deep to bedrock.
Silawa soils have a loamy subsoil. Whitesboro soils are on
flood plains. Also included are Crockett soils that have a
fine sandy loam surface layer. These soils make up less
than 15 percent of this map unit.
This Crockett soil is used mainly as pasture or
rangeland. Afew small areas are in cropland.
This soil is well suited to pasture and hayland grasses.
A complete fertilizer and controlled grazing are needed for
improved yields of adapted grasses such as coastal
bermudagrass, common bermudagrass, and kleingrass.
Some pastures are overseeded with legumes such as
clovers and singletary peas. This adds nitrogen to the soil
and provides early spring grazing.
This soil is well suited to native grass production. The19
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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/m1/25/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.