IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ayrshire
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1979IN071004
  • User Pedon ID: 1979IN071004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - Purdue
  • Lab Pedon # - JN7904
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 23092
  • Print Date: 9/24/2024

    • 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: 38.9720694
  • Std. Longitude: -85.8514250
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 6N
  • Range: 6E
  • Section: 10
  • PLSS Details: 990 feet north and 530 feet east of the southwest CORNER
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN071—Jackson

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Nagel and Mac donald
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mesic Aeric Ochraqualfs
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Ayrshire
  • Classificaton Date - 3/27/2009
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ayrshire
  • Classificaton Date - 7/18/1979
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: dune
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsin formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/18/1979 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID:
  • 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
  • Yield Study ID -
    • 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); brown (10YR 4/3) fine sandy loam; weak coarse granular parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent black (N 2/0), moist, iron-manganese masses; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # JN79041
    B1—23 to 43 centimeters (9.1 to 16.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent black (N 2/0), moist, iron-manganese masses and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 21 percent prominent light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # JN79042
    B21T—43 to 66 centimeters (16.9 to 26.0 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 35 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent black (N 2/0), moist, iron-manganese masses; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # JN79043
    B22T—66 to 107 centimeters (26.0 to 42.1 inches); light gray (10YR 7/1) loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 70 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # JN79044
    B31—107 to 145 centimeters (42.1 to 57.1 inches); light gray (10YR 7/1) fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 1 percent brown (10YR 5/3), moist, iron depletions and 3 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # JN79045
    B32—145 to 178 centimeters (57.1 to 70.1 inches); light gray (10YR 7/1) fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 1 percent brown (10YR 5/3), moist, iron depletions and 3 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # JN79046
    C—178 to 193 centimeters (70.1 to 76.0 inches); light gray (10YR 7/1) fine sand; massive; very friable; 1 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 21 percent prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7. Lab sample # JN79047