IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Duffield
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
473
User Pedon ID:
1977PA071016
Vegetation Plot ID:
473
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
PSU
Lab Pedon # -
77PA071016
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
44402
Print Date:
12/4/2024
LOCATION
Location In Web Soil Survey
AOI is roughly a square mile and pedon is marked in the center.
Location in SoilWeb
Location in Google Maps
Std. Latitude:
40.1047222
Std. Longitude:
-76.2119444
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
0.5 mi W of Center Square, to farmstead on Ctr Sqr Rd, 250 ft W and 150 ft N of house; Stoltzfus farm.
State:
Pennsylvania
County:
PA071—Lancaster
MLRA:
148—Northern Piedmont
MLRA Soil Survey Area:
NE-FRE—Frederick, Maryland
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
PA071—Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
40076-A2—Leola, Pennsylvania
PEDON
Describers Name:
I. Ratcliff and B. Carter
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Ultic Hapludalfs
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
classifies to current taxon name, full description
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
PSU
Pedon #:
16
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Duffield
PSC -
38 to 88 cm.
Classificaton Date -
3/19/2015
Classifier -
David Verdone
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
twelfth edition
Moisture Class -
udic
Moisture Subclass -
typic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Duffield
Classificaton Date -
6/13/1977
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
1
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
Certification Status:
certified
QC Status:
level 2
QA Status:
level 2
SITE
Landscape:
piedmont
Runoff:
very low
Drainage Class:
well
Surface Fragments:
0.00 percent
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
6/13/1977 ()
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
Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol
Scientific Name
National Vernacular Name
Plant Type Group
Canopy Cover %
Vegetation Stata Level
ZEMA
Zea mays
corn
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—
—
Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
ochric epipedon
argillic horizon
0—38
38—99
—38—
—61—
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
%
m
degrees
mm
mm
C
mm
1
—
—
104
—
180
1000
—
—
—
—
—
10.8
—
—
—
—
—
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Ap1—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU03657
Ap2—18 to 28 centimeters (7.1 to 11.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior silt loam; weak medium granular structure; friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU03658
BA—28 to 38 centimeters (11.0 to 15.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior silt loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU03659. continuous - phpvsfiid 1312591; continuous - phpvsfiid 1312591
Bt1—38 to 56 centimeters (15.0 to 22.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; faint clay films; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU03660. Few black stains on faces of peds.
Bt2—56 to 79 centimeters (22.0 to 31.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, nonplastic; prominent clay films; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU03661. Many black coatings and small black concretions.; continuous - phpvsfiid 1312594; continuous - phpvsfiid 1312594
Bt3—79 to 99 centimeters (31.1 to 39.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, nonplastic; prominent clay films; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU03662. Many black coatings and small black concretions.; continuous - phpvsfiid 1312590; continuous - phpvsfiid 1312590
BC—99 to 140 centimeters (39.0 to 55.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior and reddish brown (5YR 5/4) interior clay loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky, and moderate very coarse prismatic structure; firm, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; prominent clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU03663. Numerous black stains on faces of peds.; continuous - phpvsfiid 1312593; continuous - phpvsfiid 1312593
C1—140 to 178 centimeters (55.1 to 70.1 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) interior and yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior clay loam; coarse platy, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; prominent clay films; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU03664. Coats are on plate faces.
C2—178 to 196 centimeters (70.1 to 77.2 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) interior and yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior and reddish brown (5YR 5/4) interior silty clay loam; very coarse platy structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 70 percent clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU03665