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ABSTRACT
Morphological and certain chemical properties of Alligator, Sharkey, Patton and Dekoven series found in the Western Coal Field region of Kentucky were determined and compared with available data from other areas. These series occur in depressional areas along the tributaries of the Ohio River and are derived from mixed sediments of sandstone, shale, loess, limestone and glacial till origin. The data obtained for the Alligator, Sharkey and Patton profiles sampled in Kentucky differ very little from similar data for these series sampled and studied in other states. Consequently, their classification appears to be justified. No data on the Dekoven series from other states were available for comparison.
1 Contribution from the Department of Agronomy, University of Kentucky, Lexington. This paper represents a portion of the M.S.A. thesis written in 1959 by the senior author. Published with permission of Director of Kentucky Agr. Exp. Sta. Appreciation is expressed to the USDA, Soil Conservation Service, for granting a leave of absence to the senior author, making possible this study.
2 Formerly Graduate Student, now Soil Scientist, Soil Conservation Service, USDA, and Associate Professor of Agronomy, respectively.
Received for publication June 27, 1960. Accepted for publication October 6, 1960.
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