Soil Survey of Limestone County, Texas Page: 50
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Soil Survey
43 to 60 inches, yellowish brown sandy clay loam that has
strong brown and red mottles
60 to 80 inches, mottled yellowish brown and reddish
yellow sandy clay loam
Important soil properties-
Permeability: rapid in the surface and subsurface and
moderate in the subsoil
Available water capacity: low to moderate
Drainage: well drained
Runoff: negligible
Water erosion hazard: slight
Shrink-swell potential: low
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, Gasil, Lufkin, Padina, Personville, Rader,
Robco, Silawa, Styx, Tabor, Uhland, and Whitesboro soils.
The Gasil soils have a surface layer less than 20 inches
thick. The Axtell, Edge, Lufkin, and Tabor soils have a
clayey subsoil. Padina soils have a sandy surface layer
more than 40 inches thick and are in slightly higher
landscape positions. Personville soils are underlain by
limestone. Rader and Robco soils have gray mottles within
30 inches of the surface and are in lower, concave
positions. Silawa soils have a thin, loamy surface layer and
are in slightly higher positions. The Styx soils have gray
mottles in the lower part of the subsoil and are in lower
positions. Uhland and Whitesboro soils are on flood plains.
Also included in this unit are small eroded areas of Silstid
soils, and areas of closely similar soils that are moderately
well drained. Included soils make up less than 15 percent
of this map unit.
This Silstid soil is used mainly as pasture or rangeland.
This soil is moderately suited to pasture and hayland
grasses. The low to moderate available water capacity and
low natural fertility are the most limiting features. 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 and provides early grazing in the spring. Lime may
be needed to decrease soil acidity.
This Silstid soil is moderately suited to rangeland
because of the moderate available water capacity and low
natural fertility. The climax vegetation is medium and tall
grasses in an oak savannah. Controlled grazing and brush
control are needed for maximum production.
This soil is moderately suited to crops such as cotton,
corn, grain sorghum, and small grains. The low natural
fertility and moderate available water capacity are the
limiting features. Soil blowing is also a problem if this soil is
cropped. Leaving crop residue on or near the surface
reduces wind erosion, maintains organic matter,conserves moisture, and maintains fertility. Crops respond
well to fertilization.
This map unit is moderately suited to rangeland wildlife
habitat.
This soil is well suited to most urban uses and
moderately suited to recreational uses. The limiting
features are sidewall sloughing, the sandy surface layer,
seepage, and soil blowing. Good design and proper
installation can reduce the effects of these limitations.
This Silstid soil is in capability subclass Ills and in the
Sandy range site.
SsD-Silstid loamy fine sand, 3 to 8 percent
slopes
This very deep, gently sloping and moderately sloping
soil is on side slopes on uplands. Slopes are slightly
convex. Areas are irregular in shape and range from about
10 to 200 acres.
The typical sequence, depth, and composition of the
layers of this soil are-
Surface layer:
0 to 8 inches, pale brown loamy fine sand
Subsurface layer:
8 to 24 inches, very pale brown loamy fine sand
Subsoil:
24 to 40 inches, yellowish brown sandy clay loam that has
red mottles
40 to 52 inches, brownish yellow sandy clay loam that has
red and light gray mottles
52 to 80 inches, mottled light brown, pinkish gray, red, and
brownish yellow sandy clay loam
Important soil properties-
Permeability: rapid in the surface and subsurface and
moderate in the subsoil
Available water capacity: low to moderate
Drainage: well drained
Runoff: low
Water erosion hazard: moderate
Shrink-swell potential: low
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
Edge, Gasil, Padina, Robco, and Silawa soils. The Edge
soils have a clayey subsoil. The Gasil soils have a surface
layer less than 20 inches thick and are in slightly lower
landscape positions. Padina soils have a sandy surface
layer more than 40 inches thick. Robco soils have gray
mottles above 30 inches and are in concave positions.
Silawa soils have a surface layer less than 20 inches thick.50
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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/m1/56/?q=tex-land: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.