IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Farmerstown
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1985OH013030
  • User Pedon ID: 1985-OH013-030
  • User Site Association ID: OH013HistoricSpoil
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - BT-030
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 70044
  • Print Date: 4/24/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: 700 ft. E and 1850 ft. S of NW corner of Sec. 12; T8N R6W.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH013—Belmont

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: rubel
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, acid, mesic Typic Udorthents
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Farmerstown
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: Sandstone + siltstone + shale
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/31/1985 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hayland
  • 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 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); 95 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and 5 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; massive, and weak granular; firm; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0025650
    C11—20 to 61 centimeters (7.9 to 24.0 inches); 85 percent brown (10YR 4/3) and 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 5 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) Error; massive; extremely firm; 15 percent clay films; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0025651
    C12—20 to 61 centimeters (7.9 to 24.0 inches); 85 percent brown (10YR 4/3) and 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 5 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) Error; massive; extremely firm; 15 percent clay films; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0025652
    C2—61 to 86 centimeters (24.0 to 33.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) Error; massive; extremely firm; 15 percent clay films; 11 percent medium distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, masses of reduced iron and 11 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0025653
    C3—86 to 104 centimeters (33.9 to 40.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) Error; massive; extremely firm; 15 percent clay films; 1 percent medium distinct olive gray (5Y 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron and 11 percent fine distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.2; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0025654
    C4—104 to 137 centimeters (40.9 to 53.9 inches); 95 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and 5 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) Error; massive; extremely firm; 35 percent clay films; 11 percent medium faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0025655
    C5—137 to 188 centimeters (53.9 to 74.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) Error; massive; very firm; 15 percent clay films; 1 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron and 11 percent medium faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0025656
    2C6—188 to 203 centimeters (74.0 to 79.9 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) Error; massive; firm; 1 percent medium prominent dark reddish gray (5YR 4/2), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 45 percent by volume flat indurated 2-75-150 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0025657. Sandstone, siltstone, and shale fragments.