LOCATION JOHNS NC+FL GA MS SC VAEstablished Series
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-loamy over sandy or sandy-skeletal, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Aquic Hapludults
TYPICAL PEDON: Johns fine sandy loam--cultivated field. (Colors are for moist soils unless otherwise stated.)
Ap--0 to 8 inches; dark gray (10YR 4/1) fine sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable; many fine and medium roots; strongly acid; abrupt wavy boundary. (5 to 10 inches thick)
E--8 to 15 inches; very pale brown (10YR 7/3) loamy sand; weak medium granular structure; very friable; few brittle areas at contact with Bt horizon; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary. (0 to 10 inches thick)
Bt1--15 to 18 inches; light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few medium faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of oxidized iron and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) iron depletions; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
Bt2--18 to 32 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; thin patchy clay films on faces of peds; many medium and coarse distinct gray (10YR 6/1) iron depletions and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; very strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary. (Combined thickness of Bt is 12 to 25 inches thick.)
2Cg--32 to 60 inches; light gray (10YR 7/1) sand; single grained; loose; lenses and pockets of sandy loam and loamy sand; common coarse distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) masses of oxidized iron; very strongly acid.
TYPE LOCATION: Scotland County, North Carolina; 4 miles north of Maxton on North Carolina Highway 71, and 1 mile northwest of Sycamore Hill Church.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Thickness of the sandy surface and subsurface layers: 6 to 19 inches
Depth to top of the Argillic horizon: 5 to 19 inches
Depth to the base of the Argillic horizon: 18 to 40 inches
Depth to Contrasting Soil Material (lithologic discontinuity): 15 to 40 inches
Rock Fragment Content: 0 to 5 percent, by volume in the A, E, and B horizon and 0 to 15 percent in the C horizon
Soil Reaction: Very strongly acid to moderately acid, except where limed
Depth to Bedrock: Greater than 80 inches
Depth to Seasonal High Water Table: 12 to 36 inches, December to April
Other features: Average content of 18 to 35 percent clay in the particle-size control section and less than 30 percent silt.
RANGE OF INDIVIDUAL HORIZONS:
Ap horizon or A horizon (where present):
Color--10YR or 2.5Y, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 1 to 4, or is neutral with value of 3 to 5
Texture--loamy sand, loamy fine sand, sandy loam, or fine sandy loam
E horizon:
Color--10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to 7, chroma of 3 or 4, or is neutral with value of 5 to 7
Texture--loamy sand, loamy fine sand, sandy loam, or fine sandy loam
BE horizon (where present):
Color--10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to 7, chroma of 3 to 6, or is neutral with value of 4 to 8
Texture--sandy loam or fine sandy loam
Bt horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to 7, chroma of 3 to 8
Texture--sandy clay loam or sandy loam
Redoximorphic features--masses of oxidized iron in shades of red, yellow, or brown and iron depletions in shades of brown, yellow, olive, or gray
Btg horizon (where present):
Color--hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to 7, chroma of 1 or 2
Texture--sandy clay loam or sandy loam
Redoximorphic features--masses of oxidized iron in shades of red, yellow, or brown and iron depletions in shades of brown, yellow, olive, or gray
BCg horizon (where present):
Color--hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to 7, chroma of 1 or 2
Texture--loamy sand, loamy fine sand, sandy loam, or fine sandy loam. Some pedons are thinly stratified with heavier textures.
Redoximorphic features--masses of oxidized iron in shades of red, yellow, or brown and iron depletions in shades of brown, yellow, olive, or gray
2C horizon (where present):
Color--hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to 8, chroma of 3 to 8
Texture--coarse sand, sand, loamy coarse sand, or loamy sand. Some pedons have thin lenses of sandy loam or loam.
Redoximorphic features--masses of oxidized iron in shades of red, yellow, or brown and iron depletions in shades of brown, yellow, olive, or gray
2Cg horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to 8, chroma of 1 or 2, or is neutral with value of 4 to 8
Texture--coarse sand, sand, loamy coarse sand, or loamy sand. Some pedons have thin lenses of sandy loam or loam.
Redoximorphic features--masses of oxidized iron in shades of red, yellow, or brown and iron depletions in shades of brown, yellow, olive, or gray
COMPETING SERIES:
There are no other series in the same family or closely associated activity class families.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Landscape: Middle or upper coastal plain, river valleys
Landform: Stream terraces
Geomorphic Component: Treads
Parent Material: Fluviomarine deposits, alluvium
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Elevation: 25 to 200 feet
Mean Annual Air Temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F.
Mean Annual Precipitation: 38 to 52 inches
Frost Free Period: 190 to 245 days
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS:
Eunola soils--with thicker solum and no contrasting textures within 40 inches
Goldsboro soils--with thicker solum and no contrasting textures within 40 inches
Kalmia soils--are well drained
Lumbee soils--are poorly drained
Norfolk soils--are well drained and have thicker solum and no contrasting textures within 40 inches
Wagram soils--are well drained and have thicker solum and no contrasting textures within 40 inches
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY:
Depth Class: Very deep
Drainage Class (Agricultural): Somewhat poorly drained, moderately well drained
Flooding Frequency and Duration: None or rare for very brief periods
Ponding Frequency and Duration: None
Internal Free Water Occurrence: Shallow or moderately deep, transitory or common
Index Surface Runoff: Negligible to low
Permeability: Moderate
USE AND VEGETATION:
Major Uses: Cropland and forest
Dominant Vegetation: Where cultivated--cotton, corn, small grain, soybeans, hay crops, and pasture. Where wooded--loblolly and longleaf pines with mixed hardwoods.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT:
Distribution: Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Florida
Extent: Moderate
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Raleigh, North Carolina
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Appling and Jeff Davis Counties, Georgia; 1969.
REMARKS: Johns series includes some of the soils that were formerly included in the Stough series. Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are:
Ochric epipedon--the zone from the surface to a depth of 15 inches (the Ap and E horizons)
Argillic horizon--the zone from a depth of 15 to 32 inches (the Bt1 and Bt2 horizons.)
ADDITIONAL DATA:
TABULAR SERIES DATA:
SOI-5 Soil Name Slope Airtemp FrFr/Seas Precip Elevation NC0073 JOHNS 0-2 57-70 190-245 38-52 25-170 VA0139 JOHNS 0-2 57-70 190-245 38-52 25-200SOI-5 FloodL FloodH Watertable Kind Months Bedrock Hardness NC0073 NONE RARE 1.5-3.0 APPARENT DEC-APR >80 - VA0139 NONE 1.0-2.0 APPARENT DEC-APR >80 -
SOI-5 Depth Texture 3-Inch No-10 Clay% -CEC- NC0073 0-15 LS LFS 0-0 95-100 4-12 1-3 NC0073 0-15 SL FSL 0-0 95-100 5-15 1-4 NC0073 15-32 SCL SL CL 0-0 95-100 18-35 2-4 NC0073 32-60 S LS COS 0-0 95-100 2-10 0-1 VA0139 0-12 LS LFS SL 0-0 100-100 4-8 1-4 VA0139 12-32 FSL SCL 0-0 100-100 9-4 2-4 VA0139 32-60 LFS S 0-0 100-100 3-7 0-1
SOI-5 Depth -pH- O.M. Salin Permeab Shnk-Swll NC0073 0-15 4.5-6.0 0.5-2.0 0-0 2.0-6.0 LOW NC0073 0-15 4.5-6.0 0.5-2.0 0-0 2.0-6.0 LOW NC0073 15-32 4.5-6.0 0.0-0.5 0-0 0.6-2.0 LOW NC0073 32-60 4.5-6.0 0.0-0.5 0-0 6.0-20 LOW VA0139 0-12 5.6-6.0 0.5-1.0 0-0 6.0-20 LOW VA0139 12-32 5.6-6.0 0.0-0.5 0-0 2.0-6.0 LOW VA0139 32-60 5.1-6.0 0.0-0.5 0-0 6.0-20 LOW