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Fuquay Soil

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[A profile of a Fuquay soil.]The Fuquay series consists of very deep, well drained soils that formed in sandy and loamy marine sediments of the upper Coastal Plain. Permeability is moderate in the upper part of the subsoil and slow in the lower part. Slopes range from 0 to 10 percent. Near the type location, mean annual precipitation is 49 inches and mean annual temperature is 59 to 60 degrees F.

Taxonomic class: Loamy, kaolinitic, thermic Arenic Plinthic Kandiudults 

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