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: 9/20/2024

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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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	—	—	457	—		711	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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.