GOSS SERIES - The Goss series consists of very deep, well drained soils formed in colluvium and residuum weathered from cherty limestone or cherty dolomite and some interbedded shale. These soils are on uplands. Slopes range from 1 to 70 percent. Mean annual temperature is 53 degrees F, and mean annual precipitation is 39 inches.  USE AND VEGETATION: Areas are used for woodland and pasture. Native vegetation is upland hardwoods.

HOBSON SERIES - The Hobson series consists of very deep, moderately well drained soils that have a fragipan. These soils formed in residuum from mixed sandstone and cherty limestone or cherty dolomite on uplands. Permeability is moderate above the fragipan and slow in the fragipan. Slopes are 2 to 14 percent. Mean annual temperature is about 56 degrees F, and mean annual precipitation is about 44 inches. USE AND VEGETATION: Mostly cleared and used for hay and pasture. Some areas are cropped to corn and small grains. The remainder is in mixed hardwoods. Native vegetation consists of mixed hardwoods.