82 SOIL PHYSICS AND MANAGEMENT 



heavier ones produce hay and pasture grasses. Sixteen million acres 

 of this series have been mapped. 



Fayetteville Series. This series consists of grayish brown to 

 brown soils with yellowish brown to reddish brown subsoils. The 

 soils are formed by the weathering of sandstones and shales and are 

 found throughout a large part of western and northwestern Arkan- 

 sas and eastern Oklahoma. They are moderately fertile. 



Hanceville Series. The Hanceville series has a light brown to 

 reddish brown surface and a red subsoil. The topography ranges 

 from rolling to steeply rolling. The soils are derived from sand- 

 stones and shahs and are moderately productive. 



Meigs Series. This series is variable in character and particu- 

 larly in color, which ranges from Indian red to gray or pale yellow. 

 The soils are derived from, red, fine-grained sandstones and shales 

 and from grayish sandstone and shales. The topography is steeply 

 rolling. The soils are suited to grass and the production of hay. 



Porters Series. This series includes the residual soils of the 

 Appalachian mountains derived from igneous and metamorphic 

 rocks. They occur at high elevations. The soils are particularly 

 adapted to fruit culture. 



Talladega Series. The soils of this series are grayish brown to 

 light brown. The subsoils are red and have a greasy feel. The soils 

 are derived from metamorphic rocks, principally micaceous schists. 

 The topography is strongly rolling to mountainous. They give 

 moderate yields of corn, forage crops, and cotton. 



Upshur Series. In the Upshur series both soils and subsoils 

 are Indian red. Some types have the grayish to grayish-red color 

 in the surface soils. They are derived from Indian-red sandstones 

 and shales, frequently of calcareous nature. They occupy rolling 

 to mountainous regions. They are generally more productive than 

 .the De Kalb series. 



Westmoreland Series. This series is marked by the grayish 

 brown to yellowish brown color and mellow structure of the 

 surface soils and the yellowish brown to yellow color and friable 

 structure of the subsoils. The soils are derived from shales and 

 sandstones, with interbedded limestones and calcareous shales. The 

 topography ranges from gently sloping to quite rolling or steep 

 lands. These soils are very productive, being particularly adapted 

 to corn, oats, wheat, grass, potatoes, apples, peaches, plums, cher- 

 ries, berries, and vegetables. 



