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Soil Survey
Figure 2.-Pattern of soils and underlying material in the Crockett-Normangee general soil map unit.
Typically, the surface layer of the Ferris soil is very dark
grayish brown clay. The subsoil is olive clay. The underlying
material is clay that is light olive brown with mottles in
shades of brown and olive. Shale fragments are in the
lower part.
Typically, the surface layer of the Heiden soil is very
dark grayish brown clay. The subsoil is clay that is very
dark grayish brown in the upper part, olive gray in the
middle part, and olive in the lower part. The underlying
material is pale olive clay that has shale fragments.
Soils of minor extent in this map unit are the Branyon,
Bremond, Burleson, Ellis, Leson, Tabor, Tinn, Whitesboro,
and Wilson soils. The Branyon and Burleson soils are in
terrace positions and Burleson soils are noncalcareous in
the surface layer. The Bremond soils have a loamy surface
layer and are in lower positions on the landscape. The Ellis
soils are noncalcareous and are in positions similar to the
Ferris soils. The Leson soils are noncalcareous in thesurface layer and are in positions similar to the Houston
Black soils. The Tabor and Wilson soils have a loamy
surface layer. Tinn soils are on flood plains and are
somewhat poorly drained. The Whitesboro soils are loamy
and are on flood plains.
The soils of this map unit are used mainly as cropland
or pasture. The Houston Black and Heiden soils are well
suited to cropland. The Ferris soils are poorly suited to
producing crops because of their eroded condition and
the severe hazard for further erosion. Houston Black
and Heiden soils are well suited to pasture and
rangeland. Ferris soils are well suited to rangeland
but are poorly suited to improved pasture because of
the erosion hazard and slope. The soils of this map
unit are moderately suited to well suited to wildlife
habitat.
These soils are poorly suited to most urban uses and
poorly suited to moderately suited to most recreational
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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/m1/13/?q=tex-land: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.