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How to use this soil surveyAbout this publicationContentsIndex
to map unitsSummary of tablesForewordLocation of Tyrrell County in
North CarolinaIntroductionGeneral nature of the survey
areaSettlement Water supplyClimateHow this survey was madeMap unit
composition
General soil map units1. Tomotley-Augusta-Altavista2.
Weeksville-Perquimans3. Hyde-Portsmouth-Cape Fear4.
Belhaven-Roper-Ponzer5. Dorovan-Chowan6. Pungo
Detailed soil map unitsAaA--Altavista loamy fine sand, 0 to 2
percent slopes.Ap--Arapahoe fine sandy loam, rarely
flooded.Ar--Argent silt loam, rarely flooded.At--Augasta fine sandy
loam.Ba--Belhaven muck, rarely flooded.Cf--Cape Fear loam, rarely
flooded.Ch--Chowan silt loam, frequently floodedCtA--Conetoe loamy
fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes.Do--Dorovan muck, frequently
flooded.Hy--Hyde loam, rarely flooded.Pe--Perquimans loam, rarely
floodedPo--Ponzer muck, rarely flooded.Pt--Portsmouth loam, rarely
flooded.Pu--Pungo muck, rarely flooded.Ro--Roanoke loam, rarely
flooded.Rp--Roper muck, rarely flooded.StB--State loamy find sand,
0 to 4 percent slopes.To--Tomotley fine sandy loam, rarely
flooded.Ud--Udorthents, loamy.WaA--Wahee loam, 0 to 3 percent
slopes.Wd--Wasda muck, rarely flooded.Wk--Weeksville silt loam,
rarely flooded.
Prime farmlandUse and management of the soilsCrops and
pastureYield per acreLand capability classificationWoodland
management and productivityRecreationWildlife
habitatEngineeringBuilding site developmentSanitary
facilitiesConstruction materialsWater management
Soil propertiesEngineering index propertiesPhysical and chemical
propertiesSoil and water featuresEngineering index test data
Classification of the soilsSoil series and their
morphologyAltavista seriesArapahoe seriesArgent seriesAugusta
seriesBelhaven seriesCape fear seriesChowan seriesConetoe
seriesDorovan seriesHyde seriesPerquimans seriesPonzer
seriesPortsmouth seriesPungo seriesRoanoke seriesRoper seriesState
seriesTomotley seriesWahee seriesWasda seriesWeeksville series
ReferencesGlossaryTablesTable 1. Temperature and
precipitationTable 2. Freeze dates in spring and fallTable 3.
Growing seasonTable 4. Acreage and proportionate extent of the
soilsTable 5. Land capability classes and yields per acre of crops
and pastureTable 6. Woodland management and productivityTable 7.
Recreational developmentTable 8. Wildlife habitatTable 9. Building
site developmentTable 10. Sanitary facilitiesTable 11. Construction
materialsTable 12. Water managementTable 13. Engineering index
propertiesTable 14. Physical and chemical propertiesTable 15. Soil
and water featuresTable 16. Engineering index test dataTable 17.
Classification of the soils
IllustrationsFigure 1.--Figure 1.--A cleared field of Belhaven
muck, rarely flooded, contains many logs, roots, and stumps that
are being burned to prepare the field for cultivation.Figure
2.--This mature stand of corn is on Cape Fear loam, rarely
flooded.Figure 3.--Pumping stations provide drainaga outlets where
natural outlets are not available. this pumping station is in an
area of Portsmouth loam, rarely flooded. Figure 4.--Fire has
exposed juniper and cypress stumps in an area of Pungo muck, rarely
flooded.Figure 5.--Wetness is the main limitation for woodland use
and management on Roanoke loam, rarely flooded.Figure
6.--Conservation tillage is an effective conservation practice on
Tomotley fine sandy loam, rarely flooded.Figure 7.--Drainage
systems are maintained to insure adequate water control on
Weeksville silt loam, rarely flooded.Figure 8.--Landscape
relationship of selected mineral and organic soils.Figure
9.--Artificial drainage systems commonly used in Tyrrell
County.Figure 10.--Loblolly pine is the dominant timber species in
Tyrell County.Figure 11.--Depth to the water table decreases in the
transition from mineral soils in the northern part of the county to
organic soils in the southern part of the county.Figure 12.--Four
contrasting soils in Tyrrell County are illustrated in a soil
profile.
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