IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Arbor
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1956IA001002
  • User Pedon ID: S1956IA001002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1388
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 34996
  • Print Date: 2/1/2025

    • 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: 41.3849983
  • Std. Longitude: -94.4655533
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 76N
  • Range: 31W
  • Section: 18
  • PLSS Details: 490 feet east and 100 feet south of northwest corner of northwest quarter of southeast quarter of northwest quarter
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA001—Adair
  • MLRA: 108—Illinois and Iowa Deep Loess and Drift
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IA001—Adair County, Iowa
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41094-C4—Greenfield, Iowa

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R. B. Daniels, F. J. Carlisle, and G. H. Simonson.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Hapludolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Arbor
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/30/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Arbor
  • Classificaton Date - 7/26/1956
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/26/1956 (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
    • 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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    A1p—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; loam; subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; very friable; fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A10590
    A12—15 to 30 centimeters (5.9 to 11.8 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; loam; weak very fine and fine granular structure; very friable; fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A10591
    AB—30 to 41 centimeters (11.8 to 16.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and very dark brown (10YR 2/2) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed, brown (10YR 5/3), dry; loam, clay loam; weak and moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A10592
    B21—41 to 53 centimeters (16.1 to 20.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and very dark brown (10YR 2/2) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), brown (10YR 4/3) and brown (10YR 5/3), dry; clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; clay films on faces of peds; fragments; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 40A10593. Identification of coats as clay skins doubtful.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 186124; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 186124
    B22—53 to 58 centimeters (20.9 to 22.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and very dark brown (10YR 2/2) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; coats on faces of peds; fragments; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 40A10594. Stone line; material greater than 2-mm. ranges up to 7 inches in diameter, but is dominantly less than 2 inches in diameter.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 186125; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 186125
    IIB23—58 to 76 centimeters (22.8 to 29.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) crushed, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; clay films on faces of peds; fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A10595. Increase in coarse sand over B21.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 186126; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 186126
    IIB31—76 to 102 centimeters (29.9 to 40.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) clay loam; 3 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine and medium faint and 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine and medium faint mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A10596. Mottles have tendency to be arranged in indistinct horizontal bands. Few smooth surfaces which cannot be identified with certainty as clay skins.
    IIB32—102 to 127 centimeters (40.2 to 50.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) clay loam; brown (7.5YR 4/4) distinct and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine distinct and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) distinct mottles; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 10 percent coats on faces of peds; fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A10597. Horizontal bands which range in width from 1/4 to 1-1/2 inches; bands are continuous across the face of the pit.; continuous - phpvsfiid 186127; continuous - phpvsfiid 186127
    IIC—127 to 155 centimeters (50.0 to 61.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) clay loam; 21 percent light olive gray (5Y 6/2) medium distinct and 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct and 21 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) medium distinct mottles; massive; firm; 3 percent fine and medium white (10YR 8/1) carbonate concretions; fragments; slight effervescence; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 40A10598
    D1—155 to 165 centimeters (61.0 to 65.0 inches); gray (5Y 6/1), light olive gray (5Y 6/2), dry; clay loam, sandy clay loam; 3 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) medium and 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium mottles; massive; friable; fragments; slight effervescence; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A10599
    D2—165 to 224 centimeters (65.0 to 88.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) sand; fragments; slight effervescence; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A10600. Matrix colors stratified.
    D3—224 centimeters (88.2 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) and light olive gray (5Y 6/2) clay loam, sandy clay loam; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # 40A10601