IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ragsdale
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1971OH017009
  • User Pedon ID: 1971-OH017-009
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - BR-009
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 71941
  • Print Date: 4/26/2025

    • LOCATION

  • PLSS Details: SW 1/4
  • Location Description: Sec. 11, Union Twp. 900 ft. E of Cox Rd. and 2550 ft. N of Barrett Rd.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH017—Butler

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: lerch, hale
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Typic Argiaquolls
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Ragsdale
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: Wisconsinan till
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsinan formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/19/1971 (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 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) Error; weak medium granular structure; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0020721
    A—23 to 36 centimeters (9.1 to 14.2 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) Error; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 1 percent fine faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0020722
    BA—36 to 48 centimeters (14.2 to 18.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) Error; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; faint gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films; 11 percent fine faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0020723. continuous - phpvsfiid 978924; continuous - phpvsfiid 978924
    Btg—48 to 64 centimeters (18.9 to 25.2 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) Error; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent fine very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions and 11 percent medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0020724. 10YR 3/1; Few small thin calcareous white shells and pieces.; patchy - phpvsfiid 978925; patchy - phpvsfiid 978925
    BC—64 to 91 centimeters (25.2 to 35.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # OSU0020725. 10YR 4/1; Common thin small white shell fragments; common secondary lime concretions (size of small marbles); calcareous.
    C1—91 to 127 centimeters (35.8 to 50.0 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) and 10YR 4/8 (10YR 4/8) Error; massive; friable; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0020726. 10YR 4/1; Calcareous.
    2C2—127 to 152 centimeters (50.0 to 59.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and gray (10YR 5/1) and 10YR 5/ (10YR 5/), Error; massive; friable; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0020727. Many small angular till pebbles; strongly calcareous.
    2C3—152 to 203 centimeters (59.8 to 79.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and gray (10YR 5/1) and 10YR 5/ (10YR 5/), Error; massive; friable; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0020728. Many small angular till pebbles; strongly calcareous.