LOCATION MUTTONTOWN NJEstablished Series
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy, mixed, semiactive, mesic Aquic Hapludults
TYPICAL PEDON: Muttontown sandy loam (in an area of Mutton sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes), on a smooth 1 percent slope, in a wooded area. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise indicated.)
Oa--0 to 2 inches; dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) highly decomposed plant material (sapric), brown (7.5YR 4/4) dry; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary. (0 to 2 inches thick)
A--2 to 3 inches; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; common fine and medium roots; strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary. (1 to 5 inches thick)
AB--3 to 7 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; common fine and medium roots; strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary. (0 to 6 inches thick)
Bt1--7 to 23 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; common faint clay bridging between sand grains; few coarse roots and common fine and medium roots; strongly acid, gradual smooth boundary.
Bt2--23 to 38 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; common fine and medium roots; few faint clay films and common faint clay bridging between sand grains; 10 percent fine distinct irregular light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions with clear boundaries in the matrix and 10 percent fine distinct irregular yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries throughout; strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary. (Combined thickness of the Bt horizon is 15 to 40 inches.)
BCg--38 to 57 inches; light gray (10YR 7/1) stratified sandy clay loam and sandy clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 10 percent medium distinct irregular yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries throughout; strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary. (0 to 15 inches thick)
Cg--57 to 72 inches; light gray (10YR 7/1) sandy clay; massive; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 10 percent medium distinct irregular brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries throughout; strongly acid.
TYPE LOCATION: Salem County, New Jersey; about 800 feet east of the intersection of Perry Road and Hamersville Pecks Corner Road; USGS Alloway, NJ topographic quadrangle; lat. 39 degrees 30 minutes 34 seconds N. and long. 75 degrees 24 minutes 12 seconds W.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Depth to top of Argillic horizon: 2 to 15 inches
Depth to base of Argillic horizon: 30 to 60 inches
Depth to Bedrock: Greater than 99 inches
Depth to Seasonal High Water Table: 18 to 42 inches, January to April
Rock Fragment Content: 0 to 10 percent, by volume throughout the profile; mostly quartzite gravel
Soil Reaction: Extremely acid to strongly acid throughout the profile, unless limed
RANGE OF INDIVIDUAL HORIZONS:
Oe or Oa horizon:
Color--hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 2 or 3, chroma of 1 or 2
Texture--highly or moderately decomposed plant material
A or AB horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 3 to 5, chroma of 1 to 4
Texture--loamy sand or sandy loam
BA or BE horizon (if it occurs):
Color--hue of 7.5YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 5, chroma of 2 to 4
Texture--loamy sand or sandy loam
Bt horizon:
Color--hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 4 to 6, chroma of 4 to 8
Texture-loamy sand, sandy loam, or sandy clay loam
Redoximorphic features--iron depletions in shades of white or gray and masses of oxidized iron in shades of red, brown, yellow, or olive
BC horizon (if it occurs):
Color--hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, chroma of 3 to 8
Texture--sandy loam, sandy clay loam, or sandy clay, and is commonly stratified
Redoximorphic features (if they occur)--iron depletions in shades of white or gray and masses of oxidized iron in shades of red, brown, yellow, or olive
BCg horizon:
Color--hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, chroma of 1 or 2, or is neutral with value of 4 to 7
Texture--sandy loam, sandy clay loam, or sandy clay, and is commonly stratified
Redoximorphic features--iron depletions in shades of white or gray and masses of oxidized iron in shades of red, brown, yellow, or olive
C horizon (if it occurs):
Color--hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, chroma of 3 to 6
Texture-sandy clay loam or sandy clay, and is commonly stratified
Redoximorphic features (if they occur)--iron depletions in shades of white or gray and masses of oxidized iron in shades of red, brown, yellow, or olive
Cg horizon:
Color--hue of 7.5YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 7, chroma of 1 or 2, or is neutral with value of 4 to 7
Texture--sandy loam, sandy clay loam, or sandy clay, and is commonly stratified
Redoximorphic features (if they occur)--iron depletions in shades of white or gray and masses of oxidized iron in shades of red, brown, yellow, or olive
COMPETING SERIES:
Burtman soils--do not allow more than 20 percent clay in the particle-size control section, on similar landforms
Pascack soils--formed in glacial outwash
Pineyneck soils--contain more than 35 percent silt in the particle-size control section
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Landscape: Coastal plain, upland
Landform: Flat, shallow depression
Geomorphic Component: Dip
Hillslope Profile Position: None
Parent Material: Loamy and sandy fluviomarine deposits
Slope: 0 to 5 percent
Elevation: 20 to 250 feet
Frost Free Period: 180 to 210 days
Mean Annual Air Temperature: 50 to 56 degrees F.
Mean Annual Precipitation: 42 to 48 inches
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS:
Fallsington soils--poorly drained with a fine-loamy particle-size control section; on lower-lying positions
Keyport soils--fine-loamy particle-size control section; on similar landforms
Othello soils--poorly drained with a fine-silty particle-size control section; on similar landforms
Sassafras soils--well drained with a fine-loamy particle-size control section; on slightly higher-lying positions
Trussum soils--poorly drained with a fine particle-size control section; on lower-lying positions
Woodstown soils--fine-loamy particle-size control section; on similar landforms
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY:
Depth Class: Very deep (greater tan 99 inches) to bedrock
Drainage Class (Agricultural): Moderately well drained
Internal Free Water Occurrence: Moderately deep (20 to 40 inches) and common (present 3 to 6 months)
Flooding Frequency and Duration: None
Ponding Frequency and Duration: None
Index Surface Runoff: Low or medium
Permeability: Moderately slow
Shrink-Swell Potential: Low
USE AND VEGETATION:
Major Uses: Crop production, mostly vegetables, corn, and soybeans
Dominant Vegetation: Where wooded--dominated by black oak, white oak, scarlet oak, eastern red oak, yellow poplar, hickory, and beech
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT:
Distribution: Inner coastal plain of New Jersey
Extent: Moderate
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Morgantown, West Virginia
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Salem County, New Jersey, 1998.
REMARKS: Muttontown soils were previously mapped in New Jersey as Woodstown, clayey substratum.
Diagnostic horizons and soil characteristics recognized in this pedon are:
Ochric epipedon--the zone from 2 to 7 inches (A and AB horizons)
Argillic horizon--the zone from 7 inches to 57 inches (Bt1, Bt2, and BCg horizons)
Aquic conditions--the zone from 23 inches to a depth of 80 inches is periodically saturated (endosaturation)
Other soil features identified with this pedon:
Series control section--the zone from 0 to 60 inches
ADDITIONAL DATA:
Database Information: OSD Data Mapunit ID-To be developed; Typical Pedon Data Mapunit ID-To be developed; and OSD User Pedon ID-To be developed