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• • • Stoneham Series The Stoneham series consists of welldrsined, nearly level to madertteIp slopin_ soils an uplands. These sai]s farmed in loamy, old allltviai material. In a representative profile (fig. 11). the surface laver is light ravish-brown loam about 5 inches rhicl:. It is nancalcarnaus. The subsoil is brown sandy clay loam abant 8 inches thick It is noncalcareous. Tile underlviur material is light--v?n.v sandy loam and ~nrelly loam that is highly calcareaus..lE a depth of •;0 inches. it is pale-brown gravelly sandy loam that is highly ca1- careans. It estends to a depth of about fi0 inches. Stoneham soils absorb water at a modentc ntc. and the available water capacity is modentc. Pr.rmcability is moderate, and the entire sail is suitable for roots. Representative profile of Stoneham loam. 1 to 0 per- cent slopes. in an area of ~ra:s. 1~0 feet salttll and °0 feet east of the northwest corner of section a_l. T. 3 S.. R. 59 SV.: i1-0 to 5 inches. light ;coyish-brava (lOTR 8/_) loam. dart grayish hronn (lOYR +/_) When moist: neck. med- ium. gnaular structure: aaft frmhle; manT tlhmm raors; aonalcareavs; aeutraL' clear. smooth baua- dary B^:~~ [n L inches. brans (lOYIi i/31 .randy c!ay loam. dart: hronn (101'B +/3) When moist; moderate, medium. prismatic structure DarCng to neck to moderate svhaagular blocky s[rvcrure: thin clay dims nn ped faces: batd. Cr~able: noncalcareaus: mildly alkaline: ;ndual. smooth hnundarT. Clca-Li [o .0 inches. li:ht-eraT (lOYR "/:) sandy loam. pale brawn f10YR G!3) When moist: Weak, medium. subangular blocky s[rvc[ure: hard. friable: calcare- ous and conmins lime in spin[ches and Aissemiaa[ed: moden[ely alltaline: clear. smantlt boundary. iIC_ca_?0 [0 30 inches. li:h[_amy (lOYR ./:) gricelly loam. Dale btvnn (lOYR 6131 When moist; massive: hard, friable: 1S percent ;ravel: calcareous and contains common. medium and coarse, lime mottles (10YR 9/:) and disseminated Itme: moderarely alka- llae: clear. smon[h bnandarT. IIC3-30 to 80 inches. paleairnnn f10YR ftl31 gravelly sandy Inam. brans (lOYR 5/3) When moist: massive: slie't[ly hard. verT triable: 19 percent morel: cal- careous and contains disseminated Ilene: moderatelS alltaline: clear, nay? 6aandary. The j horizon nnzes Lmm 3 rn ~ inches in [hicYaess, from grayish brnnn [n pale brown in color. and Lrnm heavy 8ne sandy loam to Inam in texture. The B horizon ranges tram i to 18 inches in thickness, Lrnnt 6rnnn [o llsht brotan in Color. and Lrnm light clay Inam [n coave sandy Inam in [ex• tare. Depclt [n calcareoas material tinges Cmm 3 to 15 inches. Stoneham loam, 3 to 9 percent slopes IS[01-This sail has the profile described as rnpttsentative for the series. It is on uplands near major stream channels in scattered areas throughout the count?. The areas are uniform in shape and range from 51J to 9D acres in size. Runoff is generally medium but is rapid if the soil is unprotected. The hazards of water erosion and soil blowing are severe in cultivated areas. Gullies farm in drainageways in some places. Included in mapping are small areas of sand and gravel deposits and a few small areas of _1 colon soils. ,Most areas of this sail are cultivated, but some areas have a cover of native grass. Capability unit VIe-1, non- irrigated; Loamy Plains rangy site; tree planting suit- ability group 1. 4 •