IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hosmer
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1962IL087002
  • User Pedon ID: S1962IL087002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1994
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 36152
  • 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: 37.3388901
  • Std. Longitude: -89.0036087
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 13S
  • Range: 2E
  • Section: 32
  • PLSS Details: NE 160, SE 40, starting at the only tree near barnyard 128 steps west along fence and 49 steps north between the heads of two small gullies or draws.
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL087—Johnson
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL087—Johnson County, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: G.O. Walker, J.B. Fehrenbacher, C.C. Miles, and W.D. Parks
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Hosmer
  • PSC - 58 to 108 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/24/1962
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/24/1962 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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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    Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam; friable; 21.0 roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15874
    A2—13 to 20 centimeters (5.1 to 7.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silt loam; weak medium platy structure; friable; 21.0 roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15875
    B1—20 to 33 centimeters (7.9 to 13.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silt loam, silty clay loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 1 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent brown (10YR 4/3) worm casts; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15876
    B2—33 to 58 centimeters (13.0 to 22.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay loam; 3 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; faint pale brown (10YR 6/3) coats and 10 percent black (10YR 2/1) manganese or iron-manganese stains; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15877
    B'2-A'2—58 to 74 centimeters (22.8 to 29.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and light gray (10YR 7/2) silt loam, silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky, and angular blocky structure; firm; faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds and faint pinkish white (7.5YR 8/2), dry, silt coats on faces of peds; 1 percent black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A15878
    B'21—74 to 104 centimeters (29.1 to 40.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silty clay loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium and coarse faint and 21 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; faint pale brown (10YR 6/3) clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15879
    B'22—104 to 137 centimeters (40.9 to 53.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and brown (10YR 4/3) silty clay loam; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium faint and 3 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak medium angular blocky structure; firm; faint pale brown (10YR 6/3) clay films on faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15880
    B'3—137 to 163 centimeters (53.9 to 64.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silt loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint and 3 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic structure; firm; faint brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films on faces of peds and 10 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) manganese or iron-manganese stains; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15881
    C1—163 to 191 centimeters (64.2 to 75.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silt loam; 3 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) medium distinct and 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic parts to massive; firm; 1 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A15882
    C2—191 to 216 centimeters (75.2 to 85.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silt loam; 3 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) medium distinct and 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic parts to massive; firm; 1 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A15883