DOWNER (SOIL)

'Downer' is the New Jersey state soil. The Downer has four soil horizons:

★ Surface Layer: dark grayish brown loamy sand

★ Subsurface layer: grayish brown sandy loam

★ Subsoil - upper: yellowish brown gravelly sandy loam

★ Subsoil - lower: yellowish brown sand and coarse sand
The Downer Series was established in 1960 in Gloucester County.

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★ [ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/NSSC/StateSoil_Profiles/nj_soil.pdf USDA Info Sheet (PDF)]

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