IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Adco
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987MO121029
  • User Pedon ID: 1987MO121029
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0774
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60069
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 39.9638901
  • Std. Longitude: -92.5627747
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 60N
  • Range: 15W
  • Section: 34
  • PLSS Details: 3000 feet S and 1600 feet E of the Northwest corner
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO121—Macon
  • MLRA: 113—Central Claypan Areas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: ML TN
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Aquertic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 29
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Adco
  • PSC - 15 to 35 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Pershing
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Aquollic Hapludalf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1987
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess derived from mixed and/or
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: frequent flooding
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1987 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—7

    15—53

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    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

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    289

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    135

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    1Ap—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); 70 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 2.5 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P04205; moist when described;. This horizon was combined with the 10-18 cm horizon for bulk sample, but the two horizons were separated for clod samples. The bulk density seemed lower in this horizon.; common very fine roots throughout
    1A—10 to 18 centimeters (3.9 to 7.1 inches); 70 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and moderate medium granular structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P04215; moist when described;. Combined in sampling with the 0-10 cm layer for bulk samples. Clods were taken of this more dense layer. The chroma of 4 is out of the range of Pershing series.; few very fine roots
    1E—18 to 25 centimeters (7.1 to 9.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam; weak fine platy structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 15 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, iron stains throughout; 1 percent fine spherical worm nodules; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P04206; moist when described;. This horizon was combined with the 25-30 cm horizon for sampling purposes.; few fine worm nodules concentrations; few iron stains surface features throughout; few very fine roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222452; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222452
    1EB—25 to 30 centimeters (9.8 to 11.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 1 percent irregular iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent fine spherical worm nodules; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described;. (10YR 2/1) manganese concretions. Combined with the E in sampling refered to as the lower and upper parts of a single horizon.; few fine worm nodules concentrations; few micro iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few very fine roots throughout; few fine prominent 10YR56 mottles
    1BE—30 to 38 centimeters (11.8 to 15.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silty clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint and 11 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine pores; 1 percent medium irregular iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04207; moist when described;. Prominent (10YR 5/2) silt coats; few medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few very fine roots throughout; few fine faint 10YR56 mottles; common medium distinct 2.5YR46 mottles
    1Bt1—38 to 46 centimeters (15.0 to 18.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine pores; 55 percent prominent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04208; moist when described;. many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 222453; continuous - phpvsfiid 222453
    1Bt2—46 to 61 centimeters (18.1 to 24.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent and 1 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; weak coarse prismatic structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine pores; 1 percent fine irregular iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04209; moist when described;. The concretions are manganese concretions. (10YR 5/4) matrix color is out of the range for Pershing. This higher chroma layer is common in this more stable landform.; few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few very fine roots throughout; few fine prominent 10YR56 mottles; few fine prominent 2.5YR46 mottles
    1Bt3—61 to 89 centimeters (24.0 to 35.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silty clay loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.1 very fine roots throughout; 37 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04210; moist when described;. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; very few very fine roots throughout; common fine prominent 7.5YR46 mottles; common medium prominent 10YR56 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222454; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222454
    1BC1—89 to 104 centimeters (35.0 to 40.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silty clay loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 37 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04211; moist when described;. pH of 6.8 out of range for Pershing but is allowed in Kilwinning and Kniffin. We need some guidance on the correlation of these three soils.; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots throughout; common fine prominent 7.5YR46 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222455; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222455
    1BC2—104 to 135 centimeters (40.9 to 53.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt loam; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) medium distinct mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 37 percent prominent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P04212; moist when described;. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots throughout; common medium distinct 10YR44 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222456; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222456
    1C1—135 to 155 centimeters (53.1 to 61.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) medium distinct mottles; massive; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04213; moist when described;. common medium distinct 10YR46 mottles
    1C2—155 to 183 centimeters (61.0 to 72.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct and 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; massive; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 87P04214; moist when described;. common fine distinct 10YR54 mottles; many medium prominent 7.5YR56 mottles