LOCATION SLAGLE VAEstablished Series
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-loamy, siliceous, subactive, thermic Aquic Hapludults
TYPICAL PEDON: Slagle fine sandy loam, on a 4 percent slope in a cultivated field. (Colors are for moist soil.)
Ap--0 to 9 inches; pale brown (10YR 6/3) fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; many fine medium and coarse roots; 3 percent rounded and angular gravel; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary. (2 to 12 inches thick)
Bt1--9 to 14 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; common fine medium and coarse roots; few faint clay films on faces of peds; many medium faint very pale brown (10YR 7/4) clay depletions; 3 percent rounded and angular gravel; very strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
Bt2--14 to 20 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, sticky, plastic; common fine medium and coarse roots; few faint clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent rounded and angular gravel; very strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
Bt3--20 to 30 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; common fine medium and coarse roots; many distinct clay films on faces of peds; many medium distinct light gray (10YR 7/1) iron depletions and many medium prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) irregularly shaped masses of oxidized iron; few fine flakes of mica; 3 percent rounded and angular gravel; very strongly acid; diffuse smooth boundary.
Bt4--30 to 55 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), light gray (N 7/0) and light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; few fine roots; many distinct clay films on faces of peds; few fine flakes of mica; yellowish brown colors are masses of oxidized iron and gray colors are iron depletions; 3 percent rounded and angular gravel; very strongly acid; diffuse smooth boundary. (Combined thickness of the Bt horizon is 20 to 60 inches.)
C--55 to 66 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and light gray (N 7/0) sandy clay loam; massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; few fine roots; few vertical clay flows; yellowish brown colors are masses of oxidized iron and gray colors are iron depletions; few fine flakes of mica; 3 percent rounded gravel; very strongly acid.
TYPE LOCATION: Greensville County, Virginia; approximately 8.3 miles south of Emporia, 0.5 mile north of intersection of Interstate 95 and VA-631 and about 400 feet west of I-95.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Depth to top of argillic horizon: 5 to 15 inches
Depth to base of argillic horizon: 30 to 60 inches (solum thickness)
Depth to bedrock: Greater than 72 inches
Depth to seasonal high water table: 18 to 36 inches, November to April
Rock fragment content: 0 to 5 percent, by volume in the A and B horizon and 0 to 15 percent in the C horizon; mostly quartz gravel or ironstone nodules
Soil Reaction: Extremely acid to strongly acid, except where limed
Depth to lithologic discontinuity: 40 inches or more
Other features--Some pedons have B horizons with weak platy structure that parts to subangular blocky
RANGE OF INDIVIDUAL HORIZONS:
Ap horizon or A horizon (where present):
Color--hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 2 to 6, chroma of 1 through 4
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--loamy sand, loamy fine sand, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, loam, or silt loam
E horizon (where present):
Color--hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to 7, chroma of 3 or 4
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--loamy sand, loamy fine sand, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, loam, or silt loam
BA or BE horizon (where present):
Color--hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 5 or 6, chroma of 3 to 6
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--sandy loam, fine sandy loam, loam, or silt loam
Bt horizon (upper part):
Color--hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 5 or 6, chroma of 3 to 6
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--sandy loam, fine sandy loam, sandy clay loam, loam, or clay loam
Redoximorphic features (where present)--iron depletions in shades of brown, yellow, olive, or gray and masses of oxidized iron in shades of red, yellow, or brown
Bt horizon (lower part):
Color--hue of 7.5YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 7, chroma of 3 to 8, or is variegated in shades of these colors without dominant matrix color
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--sandy loam, fine sandy loam, sandy clay loam, loam, or clay loam
Redoximorphic features--iron depletions in shades of brown, yellow, olive, or gray and masses of oxidized iron in shades of red, yellow, or brown
Btg horizon (where present):
Color--hue of 7.5YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 7, chroma of 1 or 2, or is variegated in shades of these colors without dominant matrix color
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--sandy loam, fine sandy loam, sandy clay loam, loam, or clay loam
Redoximorphic features--iron depletions in shades of brown, yellow, olive, or gray and masses of oxidized iron in shades of red, yellow, or brown
BC or CB horizon (where present):
Color--hue of 7.5YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma 3 to 8, or is variegated in shades of these colors without dominant matrix color
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--sandy loam, fine sandy loam, sandy clay loam, loam, clay loam, sandy clay, or clay
Redoximorphic features--iron depletions in shades of brown, yellow, olive, or gray and masses of oxidized iron in shades of red, yellow, or brown
BCg or CBg horizon (where present):
Color--hue of 7.5YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 7, chroma of 1 or 2, or is variegated in shades of these colors without dominant matrix color
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--sandy loam, fine sandy loam, sandy clay loam, loam, clay loam, sandy clay, or clay
Redoximorphic features--iron depletions in shades of brown, yellow, olive, or gray and masses of oxidized iron in shades of red, yellow, or brown
C horizon:
Color--hue of 7.5YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 7, chroma of 3 to 8, or is variegated in shades of these colors without dominant matrix color
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--variable and ranges from loamy sand to clay. Some pedons are stratified.
Redoximorphic features--iron depletions in shades of brown, yellow, olive, or gray and masses of oxidized iron in shades of red, yellow, or brown
Cg horizon (where present):
Color--hue of 7.5YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2, or is variegated in shades of these colors without dominant matrix color
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--variable and ranges from loamy sand to clay. Some pedons are stratified.
Redoximorphic features--iron depletions in shades of brown, yellow, olive, or gray and masses of oxidized iron in shades of red, yellow, or brown
COMPETING SERIES: No other known soils in the same family. Eunola soils are very similar and are in a semiactive CEC activity class.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Landscape: Coastal Plains
Landform: Marine terraces, uplands
Geomorphic Component: Treads, hills
Hillslope Profile Position: Summits, shoulders, and backslopes
Parent Material: Marine deposits
Slope: 0 to 25 percent slopes
Elevation: 70 to 350 feet
Mean Annual Air Temperature: 57 to 62 degrees
Mean Annual Precipitation: 35 to 50 inches
Frost Free Period: 185 to 225 days
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS:
Atlee soils--do not have a 20 percent decrease in clay within 60 inches of the surface
Bourne soils--have a fragipan
Burrowsville soils--have a fragipan
Caroline soils--have a finer-textured subsoil and are well drained
Craven soils--have clayey textures
Emporia soils--do not have low chroma iron depletions in the upper 24 inches of the argillic horizon
Kempsville soils--do not have low chroma iron depletions in the upper 24 inches of the argillic horizon
Kenansville soils--do not have low chroma iron depletions in the upper 24 inches of the argillic horizon and have sandy surface layers
Myatt soils--are poorly drained
Nansemond soils--have a coarser-textured subsoil
Nevarc soils-- have a finer-textured subsoil
Suffolk soils--do not have low chroma iron depletions in the upper 24 inches of the argillic horizon
Uchee soils--are well drained and have sandy surface layers
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY:
Depth Class: Very deep
Drainage Class (Agricultural): Moderately well drained
Internal Free Water Occurrence: Shallow to moderately deep, common
Flooding Frequency and Duration: None
Ponding Frequency and Duration: None
Index Surface Runoff: Negligible to very high, depending on slope
Permeability: Moderately slow or slow
Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity: Moderately low or moderately high, 0.42 to 4.2 micrometers per second
USE AND VEGETATION:
Major Uses: Crops and forestry
Dominant Vegetation: Where cultivated--corn, soybeans, peanuts, and tobacco. Where wooded--loblolly pine, Virginia pine, sweetgum, red maple, southern red oak, water oak, yellow-poplar, and hickory.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT:
Distribution: Atlantic Coastal Plain in Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina
Extent: Moderate
MLRA OFFICE RESPONSIBLE: Raleigh, North Carolina
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Prince George County, Virginia, 1980.
REMARKS: These soils have been included with the Goldsboro and Wrightsboro series in previous mapping.
Diagnostic horizons and soil characteristics recognized in this pedon:
Ochric epipedon--the zone from 0 to 9 inches (Ap horizon)
Argillic horizon--the zone from 9 to 55 inches (Bt horizons)
Aquic conditions--the soil has redox depletions and masses within the upper 24 inches of the argillic horizon, with periodic saturation and reduction at some time during the year
Series control section--the zone from 0 to 60 inches
ADDITIONAL DATA: Particle-size, chemical, and mineralogy data for the typical pedon are available from VPI soil survey laboratory. Pedon number S73VA41-54(1-6). Data Map Unit ID (type location):
TABULAR SERIES DATA:
Soil Name Slope Airtemp FrFr/Seas Precip Elevation SLAGLE 0-25 57-62 185-225 35-50 70-350FloodL FloodH Watertable Kind Months Bedrock Hardness NONE 1.5-3.0 APPARENT NOV-APR >80 - NONE 1.5-3.0 PERCHED NOV-APR >80 -
Depth Texture 3-Inch No-10 Clay% -CEC- 0-9 FSL SL 0-2 90-100 8-18 5-15 0-9 L SIL 0-2 90-100 10-27 5-15 0-9 LS LFS 0-2 90-100 5-12 5-15 9-20 SL L CL 0-2 90-100 12-35 5-15 20-55 SCL L CL 0-2 90-100 18-40 5-15 55-66 SR LS CL 0-5 75-100 5-32 5-15
Depth -pH- O.M. Salin Permeab Shnk-Swll 0-9 3.6-5.5 0.5-2.0 0-0 2.0-6.0 LOW 0-9 3.6-5.5 0.5-2.0 0-0 2.0-6.0 LOW 0-9 3.6-5.5 0.5-1.0 0-0 6.0-20 LOW 9-20 3.6-5.5 0.0-0.5 0-0 0.6-2.0 LOW 20-55 3.6-5.5 0.0-0.5 0-0 0.06-0.6 MODERATE 55-66 3.6-5.5 0.0-0.5 0-0 0.2-6.0 LOW