IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Pershing
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985IA135032
  • User Pedon ID: 85IA1350032
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0388
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 58193
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 41.0833321
  • Std. Longitude: -92.8138885
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 73N
  • Range: 17W
  • Section: 34
  • PLSS Details: 610 feet north and 749 feet west of the center
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA135—Monroe
  • MLRA: 109—Iowa and Missouri Heavy Till Plain
  • Regional Office: NC—North Central
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-GAL—Gallatin, Missouri
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IA135—Monroe County, Iowa

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. A. Lucassen
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Aquollic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Pershing
  • 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 - 11/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess
  • Landscape: upland
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/1/1985 (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
    • 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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    1Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior silty clay loam; 39 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02293. Some streaks and pockets of (10YR 4/2).; few fine roots
    1Bt1—13 to 28 centimeters (5.1 to 11.0 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior silty clay; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent and 11 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; , moist, clay films; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02294. few fine roots; common fine prominent 10YR56 mottles; common fine prominent 2.5Y56 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 220389; continuous - phpvsfiid 220389
    1Bt2—28 to 41 centimeters (11.0 to 16.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; , moist, clay films; 1 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02295. few fine dark concretions concentrations; few fine roots; common fine distinct 10YR54 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 220390; continuous - phpvsfiid 220390
    1Bt3—41 to 58 centimeters (16.1 to 22.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 42 percent clay; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films and , moist, clay films; 1 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02296. few fine dark concretions concentrations; few fine roots; common fine prominent 10YR56 mottles; common fine prominent 10YR58 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 220392; continuous - phpvsfiid 220392
    1Bt4—58 to 79 centimeters (22.8 to 31.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 39 percent clay; 11 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) fine prominent and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; , moist, clay films; 1 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02297. few fine dark concretions concentrations; few fine roots; common fine prominent 7.5YR34 mottles; common fine prominent 7.5YR46 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 220393; continuous - phpvsfiid 220393
    1Bt5—79 to 97 centimeters (31.1 to 38.2 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 11 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) fine prominent mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; , moist, clay films; 1 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02298. few fine dark concretions concentrations; few fine roots; common fine prominent 7.5YR46 mottles; common fine prominent 7.5YR54 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220394; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220394
    1Bt6—97 to 152 centimeters (38.2 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine prominent and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; , moist, clay films; 1 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog. Only upper 97 to 114 cm sampled for M.A. and P.K. Roots to 123 cm.; few fine dark concretions concentrations; few fine roots; common fine prominent 7.5YR56 mottles; common fine prominent 7.5YR58 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220395; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220395