Generally speaking, the darker a soil is, the more nutrient rich it is. The darker color often indicates an increase in decomposed organic matter known as humus. Gray soils often indicate poor drainage, while red soils can indicate very poor soils.These general rules about soil colors can, however, be misleading.oil Color. The most obvious property when looking at soil is its color. The color of soil can tell scientists a lot about it. Geologist officially recognize over 170 different soil colors. Most of these are shades of black, brown, red, gray, and white.
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Section 107. CROCKETT, DAVID (1786â1836). David (Davy) Crockett, frontiersman, congressman, and defender of the Alamo, son of John and Rebecca (Hawkins) Crockett, was born in Greene County, Tennessee, on August 17, 1786. In 1798, two years after the Crocketts opened a tavern on the road from Knoxville to Abingdon, Virginia, John Crockett hired his son out to Jacob Siler to help drive a herd of cattle to Rockbridge County, Virginia.