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HAYDEN SERIES The Hayileii senes etmsists of deep well drained soiK that Uirmed in ealeareous loamy j:!aeial till on glaeial moraines and till plains. These soils have moderate permeiihility. Their slopes range Iroin 2 to 40 percent. Mean annual precipitation is about 2S inches, and mean annual temperature is about 46 degrees F TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-loamy, mi.xed. supcraciivc. mesic Glo.s.sic Hapludalfs TYPICA.L PEDON: Hayden loam with a 6 percent convex .slope on a terminal moraine in a deciduou.s t'ore.st. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise noted.) A--0 to 2 inches; very dark gray (lOYR 3/1) loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; about 5 percent coarse fragments; neutral; abrupt smooth boundary. (1 to 4 inches thick) E-2 to 9 inches; dark grayish brown (lOYR 4/2) light loam; weak thin platy structure; very friable; few- very dark gray (lOYR 3/1) wonn casts in upper part; about 5 percent coarse fragments; slightly acid; clear wavy boundary. (0 to 1? inches thick) BE--9 to 14 inches; brown (lOYR 5/3) fine sandy loan, weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; many distinct coatings of clean sand and silt particles on faces of peds; about 5 percent coarse fragments; medium acid; clear wavy boundary. (0 to 8 inches thick) Btl”14 to28 inches; yellowish brown (lOYR 5/4) loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; few faint coatings of clean sand and silt particles and few faint dark yellowish brown (lOYR 4/4) clay films on faces of peds; about 5 percent coarse fragments; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary. Bt2-28 to 38 inches; yellowish brown (lOYR 5/4) loam; moderate fine and medium prismatic structure parting to moderate fine and medium angular blocky; firm; many distinct dark yellowish brown (lOYR 4/4) clay films on faces of peds; about 5 percent coarse fragments; few prominent black clayey fillings in root channels; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary. B13-38 to 43 inches; yellowish brown (lOYR 5/4) loam; few fine prominent reddish brown mottles; moderate fine and medium prismatic structure; friable; few distinct dark yellowish brown (lOYR 3/4) clay films on faces of peds; .about 5 percent course fragments; slightly acid; abrupt wavy boundary. (Combined thickness of Bt horizons is 12 to 30 inches.) C--43 to 60 inches; light olive browm (2.5Y 5/4) loam; few fine faint grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) mottles; m.assive; friable; and 5 percent coarse fragments; slight effervescence; mildly alkaline TYPE LOCATION: Rice County. Minnesota; about 4 miles north of Faribault; 1,920 feet cast and 30 feet north of the southwest corner of sec. I, T. 110 N.. R. 21 W.