IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Bratton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1962OH001S23
  • User Pedon ID: 1962-OH001-S23
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - AD-s23
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 71066
  • Print Date: 4/26/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: Tiffin Twp. 4.4 mi. E from West Union Courthouse on SR 125 to intersection with CR C-26. 0.6 mi. on C26 to C-5 2.4 mi. to old house on north side of road; 0.1 mi. North east wagon road to crop field. 100 yds. NE into field from SW corner. William Laffer
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH001—Adams

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: meeker, tabb, shumate, hendrix
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, mesic Typic Hapludalfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Bratton
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Crider
  • Classificaton Date - 5/24/1962
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: Loess; Limestone
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/24/1962 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Setting and Climate
    Slope Slope Length USLE Upslope Length Elev. Corr. Elev Aspect MAP REAP FFD MAAT MSAT MWAT MAST MSST MWST MFFP PE Index Climate Station ID Climate Station Name Climate Station Type
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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; weak fine and medium granular structure; friable; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0014860. Nonsticky and nonplastic when wet.
    BA—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) Error; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0014861. Slightly sticky and slightly plastic when wet. Common fine pores. Occasional worm hole or small cavity filled with Ap material.
    Bt1—33 to 48 centimeters (13.0 to 18.9 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) Error; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, clay films; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0014862. Slightly sticky and slightly plastic when wet. Common fine pores.; patchy - phpvsfiid 977970; patchy - phpvsfiid 977970
    Bt2—48 to 61 centimeters (18.9 to 24.0 inches); 5YR 4/8 (5YR 4/8) Error; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, clay films; 10 percent medium iron-manganese nodules; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0014863. Slightly sticky and slightly plastic when wet. Common fine pores.; patchy - phpvsfiid 977971; patchy - phpvsfiid 977971
    Bt3—61 to 74 centimeters (24.0 to 29.1 inches); 5YR 4/8 (5YR 4/8) Error; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, clay films; 10 percent medium iron-manganese nodules; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0014864. Slightly sticky and slightly plastic when wet. Common fine pores.; patchy - phpvsfiid 977969; patchy - phpvsfiid 977969
    2Bt4—74 to 114 centimeters (29.1 to 44.9 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) Error; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; firm; brittle; faint dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4), moist, clay films; 1 percent fine iron-manganese nodules and 33 percent medium iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4. Lab sample # OSU0014865. Slightly sticky and slightly plastic when wet. Common fine pores.; patchy - phpvsfiid 977972; patchy - phpvsfiid 977972
    2Bt5—114 to 152 centimeters (44.9 to 59.8 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) Error; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; firm; brittle; faint dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4), moist, clay films; 1 percent fine iron-manganese nodules and 33 percent medium iron-manganese concretions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0. Lab sample # OSU0014866. Slightly sticky and slightly plastic when wet. Common fine pores. Dark concretionary material decreases with depth.; patchy - phpvsfiid 977973; patchy - phpvsfiid 977973
    2BC—152 to 203 centimeters (59.8 to 79.9 inches); 5YR 4/8 (5YR 4/8) Error; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 1 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2. Lab sample # OSU0014867. Might be Cb horizon. Sticky and plastic when wet.
    2BC—203 to 229 centimeters (79.9 to 90.2 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4) and yellowish red (5YR 5/6) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) Error; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 1 percent iron-manganese nodules and 33 percent medium iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6. Lab sample # OSU0014868. Might be Cb horizon. Sticky and plastic when wet. pH below 90? = 6.8.
    2BC—229 to 254 centimeters (90.2 to 100.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4) and yellowish red (5YR 5/6) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) Error; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 1 percent iron-manganese nodules and 33 percent medium iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6. Lab sample # OSU0014869. Might be Cb horizon. Sticky and plastic when wet. pH below 90? = 6.8.