IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): FARNUM
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1958KS155005
  • User Pedon ID: S1958KS155005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1785
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 35943
  • Print Date: 11/26/2024

    • 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: 37.9900017
  • Std. Longitude: -97.9980545
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 24S
  • Range: 6W
  • Section: 5
  • PLSS Details: 825 feet W and 660 feet S of E 1/4 corner
  • Location Description: About 6 miles SW of Hutchinson.
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS155—Reno
  • MLRA: 80A—Central Rolling Red Prairies
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS155—Reno County, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: H. T. Otsuki and J. J. Rockers.
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - FARNUM
  • Classificaton Date - 9/6/2001
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Farnum
  • Classificaton Date - 5/6/1958
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/6/1958 (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
    • Pedon Horizon Bulk Density
    Horizon Depth to Top Depth to Bottom Method Data Collector Field Moist Volume Field Moist Sample Wt. Air Dry Sample Wt. Field Moist Co. Fragment Wt. Air Dry Fragment Wt. Fragment Density Coarse Fragment Volume Air Dry Subsample Wt. Oven Dry Subsample Wt. Grav Soil Moist % Whole Soil Grav Soil Moist % Fine Earth Bulk Density FM Fine Soil Bulk Density FM Whole Soill Bulk Density OD fINE Earth Bulk Density OD Fine Earth Bulk Density Satiated
    cm cm3 g g/cm3 cm3 g % g/cm3

    Ap

    0

    8

    core, variable volume

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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

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    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; loam; weak granular structure; friable; fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 40A14220
    A3—23 to 41 centimeters (9.1 to 16.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; sandy clay loam; weak granular structure; friable; 21 percent worm casts; fragments; noneffervescent. Lab sample # 40A14221. Grades through 4 inches.
    B1—41 to 56 centimeters (16.1 to 22.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, moist; sandy loam; weak granular structure; firm; clay films; 21 percent worm casts; fragments; noneffervescent. Lab sample # 40A14222. Grades through 2 inches.; patchy - phpvsfiid 196387; patchy - phpvsfiid 196387
    B21t—56 to 81 centimeters (22.0 to 31.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, moist; sandy clay; 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to strong medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 roots; 0.5 tubular pores; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, coats on faces of peds and prominent clay films; fragments; noneffervescent. Lab sample # 40A14223. Grades through 4 inches; most pores plugged, few open.; continuous - phpvsfiid 196388; continuous - phpvsfiid 196389; continuous - phpvsfiid 196388; continuous - phpvsfiid 196389
    B22t—81 to 112 centimeters (31.9 to 44.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed, moist; sandy clay; 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to strong medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 tubular pores; distinct clay films; fragments; noneffervescent. Lab sample # 40A14224. Grades through 2 inches.; continuous - phpvsfiid 196390; continuous - phpvsfiid 196390
    B23t—112 to 135 centimeters (44.1 to 53.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) and dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) crushed, moist; clay; moderate very fine and fine angular blocky structure; extremely firm*; 0.5 tubular pores; distinct clay films; fragments; noneffervescent. Lab sample # 40A14225. Grades through 4 inches.; continuous - phpvsfiid 196391; continuous - phpvsfiid 196391
    B3—135 to 152 centimeters (53.1 to 59.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, moist; clay loam; 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium mottles; weak medium and coarse angular blocky, and subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 tubular pores; distinct clay films; fragments; noneffervescent. Lab sample # 40A14226. Grades through 4 inches.; continuous - phpvsfiid 196392; continuous - phpvsfiid 196392
    B3ca—152 to 193 centimeters (59.8 to 76.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) crushed, moist; sandy clay loam; 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; weak and moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 1 percent fine weakly coherent cemented carbonate concretions and 21 percent fine threadlike carbonate masses; fragments. Lab sample # 40A14227
    C—193 to 257 centimeters (76.0 to 101.2 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 5/3) crushed, moist; sandy clay; 21 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) fine mottles; very firm; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # 40A14228. Augered.