LOCATION VESEY TXEstablished Series
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-loamy, mixed, semiactive, thermic Glossic Paleudalfs
TYPICAL PEDON: Vesey fine sandy loam--pastureland, 5 to 8 percent
slope.
(Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise
stated.)
A1--0 to 8 inches; dark brown (10YR 4/3) fine sandy loam;
moderate fine granular structure; very friable; common fine roots;
slightly acid; gradual smooth boundary. (6 to 12 inches thick)
A2--8 to 24 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine sandy
loam; single grained; loose; few fine roots; medium acid; clear
smooth boundary. (14 to 24 inches thick)
B21t--24 to 42 inches; yellowish red (5YR 4/6) sandy clay
loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, friable;
few fine roots; few fine pores; thin continuous clay films on
surface of peds; medium acid; gradual smooth boundary. (10 to 20
inches thick)
B22t--42 to 52 inches; yellowish red (5YR 5/8) sandy clay
loam; few fine distinct red and few fine faint strong brown
mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; few
fine pores; thin patchy clay films on surface of peds; few
uncoated sand grains; few pebbles of quartz 2 to 5 mm in diameter;
slightly acid; gradual smooth boundary. (6 to 16 inches thick)
Bt & A'2--52 to 59 inches; reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) loam;
few fine distinct red and light gray mottles; common light gray
(10YR 6/1) silt coatings, 1/2 to 2 mm thick, on faces of peds;
weak fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; few fine
pores; few clay films and clay bridging sand grains; about 5
percent pockets of uncoated sand grains; medium acid; gradual
smooth boundary. (6 to 12 inches thick)
B3--59 to 68 inches; red (10R 4/8) sandy loam; many coarse
prominent mottles of light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and few fine
distinct reddish yellow mottles; weak medium subangular blocky
structure; slightly hard, very friable; majority of sand grains
are bridged and coated with clay; few to common uncoated sand
grains; few reddish concretions about 5 mm in diameter; strongly
acid.
TYPE LOCATION: Red River County, Texas; about 16.5 miles
northwest of Clarksville; site is 15 miles north of Detroit on
Farm Road 410, 0.65 mile west on county road, and 0.85 mile north
on private road, 50 feet east of road.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: Solum thickness ranges from about 50
inches to more than 80 inches. Thickness of the A horizon is 20
to 36 inches. The A1 or Ap horizon is dark brown or brown (7.5YR
4/2, 4/4, 5/2, 5/4; 10YR 4/3) or yellowish brown (10YR 5/4). The
A2 horizon is brown (7.5YR 4/4, 5/4), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6,
5/8), reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), or
brownish yellow (10YR 6/6). The A horizon is fine sandy loam or
loamy very fine sand, and is neutral through medium acid.
The B2t horizon is dark red (2.5YR 3/6), red (2.5YR 4/6, 5/6),
yellowish red (5YR 4/6, 4/8, 5/6, 5/8), brown (7.5YR 4/4), strong
brown (7.5YR 5/6), or reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6). The upper 20
inches of the Bt horizon is sandy clay loam or clay loam with the
clay content averaging between 18 and 30 percent. The B2t horizon
is strongly acid through slightly acid. Mottles of brownish
yellow, strong brown, yellowish brown, and red range from none to
few. The Bt & A'2 horizon has less clay than the Bt horizons. It
contains 5 to 10 percent pockets of uncoated sand and has few or
common silt or sand coatings, 1/2 to 2 mm thick, on ped faces.
This horizon is strongly acid through slightly acid.
The B3 horizon is red, yellowish red, or pink in hue 10R to 5YR.
It is sandy loam, loam, fine sandy loam, or loamy fine sand and is
strongly acid through neutral.
Competing Series: These are the Bernaldo, Cahaba, Dougherty,
Kamie, Konawa, Naldo, Stiversville, Toine, and Whakana series.
Bernaldo soils have siliceous mineralogy. Cahaba soils have
siliceous mineralogy and have base saturation less than 35
percent. Dougherty soils have a sandy epipedon 20 to 40 inches
thick; in addition, they and Konawa soils are dry for longer
periods of time within the moisture control section. Kamie,
Toine, and Whakana soils have A horizons less than 20 inches
thick. In addition, Toine soil lack secondary eluviation in the
lower Bt horizon. Naldo soils lack colors redder than 7.5YR.
Stiversville soils have more than 15 percent coarse fragments and
have phosphatic limestone bedrock within depths of 40 to 65
inches.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: Vesey soils are on gently sloping to
moderatly steep uplands and high stream terraces of the Southern
Coastal Plain. Slope gradients range from 1 to about 20 percent.
The soils formed in unconsolidated sandy and loamy fluvial and
marine sediments. At the type location, the average temperature
is about 65 degrees F.; the mean annual rainfall is about 45
inches; and the Thornthwaite P-E index is about 76.
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the competing Whakana
series, and the McKamie and Kenney series. McKamie soils have
more than 35 percent clay in the control section. Kenney soils
have a sandy epipedon thicker than 40 inches. Whakana and McKamie
soils occupy similar positions in the landscape. Kenney soils are
on higher positions.
Drainage and Permeability: Well drained; slow runoff; moderate
permeability.
USE AND VEGETATION: Most of this soil is used for woodland and
pasture. A few areas are used for growing corn, grain sorghum,
soybeans, and watermelons. Native vegetation is mixed pine and
hardwood forest that include shortleaf and loblolly pine, red oak,
sweetgum, and post oak.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Southern Coastal Plain, mainly in
eastern Texas. The series is inextensive.
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Red River County, Texas; l972.
REMARKS: Vesey soils were formerly classified in the Red-Yellow
Podzolic great soil group. They were previously included with the
Dougherty series.
ADDITIONAL DATA: Limited data indicate that the A horizon is
loamy very fine sand or fine sandy loam with a clay content of
about 10 percent and silt content of about 32 percent.