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SOIL SURVEY OF WAUPACA COUNTY. 
belongs. Following this general discussion of the soils will be 
found a full and detailed description of all of the types, to¬ 
gether with statements covering the present uses of the soils and 
the methods through which each type can best be improved. 
The Kennan series includes light colored upland soils in the 
timbered regions where the soils have been derived through gla¬ 
cial action from granitic rocks. These soils are always acid, and 
are frequently quite stony. The types mapped in Waupaca 
County are the Kennan fine sandy loam, loam and silt loam. 
The Antigo series also includes light colored upland soils in 
the timbered region where the material has been derived from 
glaciated granitic debris which has been deposited by water in 
the form of level plains taking the form of outwash plains or 
stream terraces. The lower subsoil of the types in this series is 
usually sandy or gravelly. The types mapped are the fine sandy 
loam, loam and silt loam. 
The most characteristic feature of the Superior series is the 
heavy red clay subsoil which was deposited in quiet waters and 
later modified to varying degrees by glacial action. Typically 
the surface is level or nearly so, and the natural drainage some¬ 
what deficient. \\ here the surface is sufficiently rolling to in¬ 
sure fair to good drainage the term “rolling phase” is attached 
to the various types. The types mapped here are the Superior 
sandy loam, fine sandy loam, loam, silt loam and clay loam. All 
of these types except the clay loam have a rolling phase which 
is shown on the map. 
The Coloma series includes light colored upland soils where 
Ihe material has been derived chiefly from sandstone rocks 
through glacial action. A arying amounts of granitic material 
are mixed in with the sandstone particles. The types mapped 
are Coloma sand and fine sand. 
The Plainfield series is made up of the same material as the 
( oloma except that it has been deposited by water in the form 
of level plains, known as stream terraces or outwash plains. 
The hypes mapped are the Plainfield fine sand, sand and sandy 
loam. 
The Whitman series includes dark brown to black soils which 
occur m depressions or along stream channels where the ma¬ 
terial has been derived largely from granitic glacial drift. On 
account of the low position and poor drainage there has been 
an accumulation of organic matter which accounts for the dark 
color. The only type mapped in Ibis area is Whitman silt loam. 
