Description: The canton series consists of deep, well drained soils formed in a loamy mantle underlain by sandy till. They are on nearly level to very steep moraines, hills, and ridges. Typically the Canton soils have a surface layer of very dark grayish brown fine sandy loam about 3 inches thick. The subsoil is dark yellowish brown, yellowish-brown, and light olive brown fine sandy loam 19 inches thick. The substratum is olive gray and light olive gray gravelly loamy sand to a depth of 60 inches or more. 3-8% Very Typically the Charlton soils have a surface layer of very dark brown fine sandy loam Stony about 2 inches thick. The subsoil is 25 fine inches thick. The upper 15 inches is dark sandy yellowish brown fine sandy loam, and the loams lower 10 inches is yellowish brown gravelly sandy loam. The substratum is light brownish gray gravelly sandy loam to a depth of 60 inches or more. O ❖ Canton and Charlton very stony fine sandy loams, 3 to 8 percent slopes A O Horizon-Layers dominated by organic material. Some are saturated with water for long periods, or were once saturated but are now artificially drained; others have never been saturated.
B A Horizon- Mostly minerals from parent material
with organic matter incorporated. A good material for plants and other organisms to live. BMP/ lf the soils are cultivated, minimum tillage and use of cover B Horizon- Rich in minerals that leached (moved crops are suitable management practices. down) from the A or E horizons and accumulated Recommendations: Some benefits of conservation tillage systems include, reduced soil erosion, increased availability of water for crop production, here. improved soil quality. Cover crops further benefit conservation tillage systems by, C Horizon- The deposit at Earth’s surface from producing crop residues that increase soil organic matter and help control weeds which the soil developed improving soil structure and increasing infiltration protecting the soil surface and dissipating raindrop energy -Although for this experiment, my group was reducing the velocity of water moving over the soil surface only able to find the top layer of the B Horizon anchoring soil and adding carbon deep in the soil profile. due to large stems being in the way.