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Official State Soil: Paxton
October 28th

Forests of white oaks and sugar maples thrive on Paxton soils. They are home to white-tailed deer, black-capped chickadees, and raccoons. Clean water from Paxton soils seeps into streams and rivers that support perch and lake trout.

Where stones have been cleared and slopes are gentle, Paxton soils are well suited to growing crops, hay, and pasture. Most steep slopes are wooded.