Soil Suitability for Forest Trees in the Thin Loess Area

W. M. Broadfoot; J. S. McKnight

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Soil Suitability for Forest Trees in the Thin Loess Area

Informally Refereed

Authors:

W. M. Broadfoot, J. S. McKnight

Year:

1961

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Information Sheet 729. State College, MS: Mississippi State University Agricultural Experiment Station. 2 p.

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Abstract

The Thin Loess soil belt lies east and adjacent to the Deep Loess area. Soils in the area's uplands developed in wind- blown silty deposits less than 4 feet thick. The terraces and bottoms are derived principally from sediments of the nearby loess hills, and mixed alluvium from loess and Coastal Plain sands and clays.

Citation

Broadfoot, W. M.; McKnight, J. S. 1961. Soil Suitability for Forest Trees in the Thin Loess Area. Information Sheet 729. State College, MS: Mississippi State University Agricultural Experiment Station. 2 p.