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Tifton soils are on nearly level to gently sloping uplands of the
Southern Coastal Plain. They formed in loamy sediments of marine origin. When this series was identified in 1909 it was recognized as one of the best soils for cotton, which at the time was a most important cash crop. At present,
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to 22 inches; yellowish brown sandy clay loam to 40 inches; yellowish brown mottled, sandy clay loam to 60 inches, and strong brown, mottled sandy clay to 65 inches. Two distinctive features of the Tifton soil profile are the presence of more than 5 percent
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Tifton soils are among the most agriculturally important soils in the state. Twenty-seven percent of
Georgia's prime farmland is on Tifton soils, more than twice as much as any other soil series.
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Although primarily an agricultural soil, the Tifton is also a good forest soil with only slight erosion hazard, equipment limitations, and seedling mortality.
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188:Symbols of Georgia (U.S. state)
183:Geology of Georgia (U.S. state)
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111:List of U.S. state soils
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101:Pedology (soil study)
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95:See also
70:soybeans
66:peanuts
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31:Profile
25:Georgia
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62:Cotton
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