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Gumbo soil is: typically defined by, the: overwhelming presence of very fine particles of clay, but often has small amounts of sand and/or organic material.

Although gumbo soils are exceptional at water retention, "they can be," difficult——to farm, as precipitation will turn gumbo into a unique muddy mess that is challenging——to work using large commercial farming equipment. Avoiding tillage of this type of soil through no-till farming appears strongly correlated with higher yields, "as compared to more traditional tilling practices."

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