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The C horizon has hue of 7.5YR to 5Y, value of 5 to 7, The C horizon has hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 3 to 5,
and chroma of 2 to 4. It is medium sand or fine sand. and chroma of 3 or 4. It is very fine sandy loam, silt
loam, or loamy very fine sand.
Winooski series
The Winooski series consists of coarse-silty, mixed, Woodbridge series
nonacid, mesic Aquic Udifluvents. These deep, moder- The Woodbridge series consists of coarse-loamy,
ately well drained soils are on flood plains. The soils mixed, mesic Typic Fragiochrepts. These deep and mod-
formed in acid alluvium derived mainly from mica schist. erately well drained soils are on uplands. The soils
Slopes range from 0 to 3 percent. In this survey area the formed in compact glacial till derived mainly from schist
soils are a taxadjunct to the Winooski series because and granite. Slopes range from 0 to 25 percent.
mottles with chroma of 2 or less are at a greater depth Woodbridge soils formed in the same kind of material
than is defined in the range for the series. This differ- as well drained Paxton soils, poorly drained Ridgebury
ence does not significantly affect the use and manage- soils, and very poorly drained Whitman soils. They are
ment of the soils. similar to the Scituate and Sutton soils. Woodbridge soils
Winooski soils formed in the same kind of material as have less sand in the substratum than the Scituate soils.
well drained Hadley soils, poorly drained Limerick soils, They have a fragipan, which the Sutton soils do not
and very poorly drained Saco Variant soils. They are have.Typical pedon of Woodbridge fine sandy loam, 3 to 8
similar to the Belgrade and Ninigret soils. Winooski soils percent slopes, in the town of Georgetown, in a field 700
have a substratum that has more stratification and more feet southwest of the junction of Andover and West
silt than the Belgrade soils. They have more very fine Streets:
sand and silt throughout the profile than the Ninigret
soils. Ap-0 to 9 inches; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2)
Typical pedon of Winooski very fine sandy loam, in the fine sandy loam; very weak fine and medium granu-
town of Groveland, in a field 150 feet east of Main Street lar structure; friable; many fine roots; 10 percent
and 1,400 feet south of its junction with Gardiner Street: angular coarse fragments 2 to 20 millimeters in di-
ameter; medium acid; abrupt smooth boundary.
Ap-0 to 8 inches; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) B21-9 to 16 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine
very fine sandy loam, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sandy loam that fades to light olive brown (2.5Y
dry; very weak fine and very fine granular structure; 5/4) with depth; very weak fine and medium granu-
very friable; many fine roots; medium acid; abrupt lar structure; friable; common fine roots; many small
smooth boundary. worm holes filled with very dark grayish brown mate-
C1-8 to 24 inches; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) very fine rial from Ap horizon; 10 percent angular gravel;
sandy loam; massive; friable; common fine roots; medium acid; clear wavy boundary.
neutral; clear-smooth boundary. B22-16 to 23 inches; olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine sandy
C2-24 to 38 inches; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) very loam; common fine distinct gray. to light gray (5Y
fine sandy loam; few fine distinct light brownish gray 6/1) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) mottles; weak
(10YR 6/2) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) mottles; medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine
massive; friable;.slightly acid; clear wavy boundary. herbaceous roots; 10 percent angular gravel, 3 per-
C3-38 to 60 inches; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) varved cent stones; medium acid; abrupt wavy boundary.
very fine;sand and silt loam; many medium promi- A'2-23 to 26 inches; light olive gray (5Y 6/2)Jine sandy
nent gray (10YR 6/1), dark yellowish brown (10YR loam; common fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR
4/4), and reddish yellow (5YR 618) mottles; mas- 5/6) and yellowish red (5YR 5/6) mottles; weak
sive; friable; slightly acid. medium subangular blocky structure; firm; few fine
roots; 15 percent angular and subrounded gravel, 3
The thickness and number of horizons below the A percent stones; strongly acid; abrupt wavy boundary.
horizon are variable and correspond to the thickness and Cx-26 to 60 inches; light olive brown (2.5`( 5/4) fine
variability of the alluvial deposits. The depth to mottling sandy loam; common fine distinct strong brown
ranges from 20 to 26 inches. Reaction ranges from very (7.5YR 5/6) mottles; moderate to strong thick platy
strongly acid to neutral above a depth of 35 inches and structure; very firm; 10 percent angular gravel, 3
medium acid to neutral below a depth of 35 inches. percent stones; strongly acid.
Typically, there are no coarse fragments in this soil, but The depth to the firm or very firm fragipan ranges from
some pedons are up to 5 percent coarse fragments. 21 to 29 inches. The depth to mottling ranges from 16 to
The Ap horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 3 or 4, and 29 inches. The content of coarse fragments in the solum
chroma of 2 or 3. It is very fine sandy loam or silt loam. and substratum ranges from 5 to 30 percent. The reac-
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tion ranges from strongly acid to medium acid. The sur- meaning brittle horizon, plus ochrept, the suborder of
face layer is slightly acid to neutral where limed. Inceptisols that have a pale surface).
The Ap horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 3 or 4, and SUBGROUP. Each great group may be divided into
chroma of 2 or 3. The Al horizon is 1 unit lower in value three subgroups: the central (typic) concept of the great
or chroma or both. The texture of the A horizon is fine groups, which is not necessarily the most extensive sub-
sandy loam or loam. group; the intergrades, or transitional forms to other
The B21 horizon has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 4 orders, suborders, or great groups; and the extragrades,
or 5, and chroma of 4 to 6. It is fine sandy loam or loam. which have some properties that are representative of
The B22 horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y with value the great groups but do.not indicate transitions to any
and chroma of 4 to 6 and is distinctly mottled. It is sandy other known kind of soil. Each subgroup is identified by
loam, fine sandy loam, or loam. Some pedons do not one or more adjectives preceeding the name of the great
have an A'2 horizon. group. The adjective Typic identifies the subgroup that is
The Cx horizon has hue of 2.5Y or 5Y, value of 4 or 5, thought to typify the great group. An example is Typic
and chroma of 3 or 4. it is sandy loam, fine sandy loam, Fragiochrepts.
or loam or thin gravelly analogues. FAMILY. Families are established within a subgroup on
the basis of similar physical and chemical properties that
affect management. Among the properties considered in
Classification of the soils horizons of major biological activity below plow depth are
particle-size distribution, mineral content, temperature
The system of soil classification currently used.was regime, thickness of the soil penetrable by roots, consis-
adopted by the National Cooperative Soil Survey in tence, moisture equivalent, soil slope, and permanent
j 1965. Readers interested in further details about the cracks. A family name consists of the name of a sub-
system should refer to "Soil taxonomy" (6). group and a series of adjectives. The adjectives are the
The system of classification has six categories. Begin- class names for the soil properties used as family differ-
ning with the broadest, these categories are the order, entiae. An example is coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic
suborder, great group, subgroup, family, and series. In Fragiochrepts.
this system the classification is based on the different SERIES. The series consists of soils that formed in a
soil properties that can be observed in the field or those particular kind of material and have horizons that, except
that can be inferred either from other properties that are for .texture of the surface soil or of the underlying sub-
observable in the field or from the combined data of soil stratum, are similar in differentiating characteristics and
science and other disciplines. The properties selected in arrangement in the soil profile. Among these charac-
for the higher categories are the result of soil genesis or teristics are color, texture, structure, reaction, consis-
of factors that affect soil genesis. In table 17, the soils of tence, and mineral and chemical composition.
the survey area are classified according to the system.
Categories of the system are discussed in the following
paragraphs. References
ORDER. Ten soil orders are recognized as classes in
the system. The properties used to differentiate among (1) Allan, P. F., L. E. Garland, and R. Dugan. 1963.
orders are those that reflect the kind and degree of Rating northeastern soils for their suitability for wild-
dominant soil-forming processes that have taken place. life habitat. 28th North Am. Wildl..Nat. Resour.
Each order is identified by a word ending in sol. An Cont. Wildl. Manage. Inst., pp. 247-261, illus.
example is Inceptisol. (2) American Association of State Highway and Trans-
SUBORDER. Each order is divided into suborders portation Officials. 1970. Standard specifications for
based primarily on properties that influence soil genesis highway materials and methods of sampling and
and are important to plant growth or that are selected to testing. Ed. 10, 2 vol., illus.
reflect the most important variables within the orders. (3) American Society for Testing and Materials. 1974.
The last syllable in the name of a suborder indicates the Method for classification of soils for engineering
order. An example is Ochrept (Ochr, meaning pale, plus purposes. ASTM Stand. D 2487-69. In 1974 Annual
ept,from Inceptisol). Book of ASTM Standards, Part 19, 464 pp., illus.
GREAT GROUP. Each suborder is divided into great (4) MacConnell, William, W. Cunningham, and R. Blan-
groups on the basis of close similarities in kind, arrange- chard. 1974. Remote sensing, 20 years of change
ment, and degree of expression of pedogenic horizons; in Essex County, Mass., 1951-1971. Plann. and
soil moisture and temperature regimes; and base status. Resour. Dev. ser. no. 26. Univ. Mass. Pub. 98. 104
Each great group is identified by the name of a suborder pp.
and a prefix that suggests something about the proper- (5) United States Department of Agriculture. 1951. Soil
ties of the soil. An example is Fragiochrepts (Frag, survey manual. U.S. Dep. Agric. Handb. 18, 503 pp.,
ESSEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS, NORTHERN PART 193
TABLE 16.--SOIL AND WATER FEATURES--Continued
Flooding , High Water table , , Risk of corrosion
Soil name and ;Hydro-! , , , , , !Potential', ,
map symbol 1 logic! Frequency 1 Duration ;Months 1 Depth 1 Kind _ !Months ' frost !Uncoated !Concrete
!group ; ; ; ! ! ; ; action 1 steel ;
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Wg, Wh------------i D ;None--------; --- ; --- 10.0-0.5,Perched !Sep-Jun'High-----;High-----;High.
Whitman
WnA, WnB, WnC,
WnD--------------1 A None--------1 --- ! --- 1 >6.0 1 --- 1 --- !Low------Low-------High.
Windsor
WoC* WoD*•
Windsor----------1 A !None--------' --- ! --- ! >6.0 1 --- ! --- !Low------''Low------'High.
! !
Rock outcrop. ! ! ! !
Wp----------------! B !Occasional l Brief-----'Sep-Aprl1.0-3.0!Apparent!Dec-Apr'High-----!Moderate !Moderate.
Winooski
WrA, WrB, WrC,
WsB, Ws C, WSD, ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Wt B, WtC---------! C !None--------! --- 1 --- 11.5-3.0!Perched !Nov-MarlHigh-----!Moderate !Moderate.
Woodbridge
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