IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Bennington
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1970OH033009
  • User Pedon ID: S1970OH033009
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - CR-009
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 72789
  • Print Date: 5/20/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Section: 26
  • Location Description: Bucyrus twp. 1500 S of Shearer Rd., 200 E of section line. Warren Lutz farm. Photo 1EE-72
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH033—Crawford
  • MLRA: 111—Indiana and Ohio Till Plain

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: steiger/ smith/ kagy
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, illitic, mesic Aeric Epiaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Bennington
  • Classificaton Date - 4/3/2013
  • Classifier - Neil Martin
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Blount
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 2/6/1970
  • Classifier - Steiger
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 34 cm of Depth to carbonates


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: Wisconsinan till
  • Landform: moraine
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsinan formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 2/6/1970 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • 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 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silty clay loam; weak fine granular structure; 11 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; abrupt smooth boundary.
    Bt1—23 to 46 centimeters (9.1 to 18.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films; 33 percent medium distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0020023. roots occur along structure cracks.; patchy - phpvsfiid 1140133; patchy - phpvsfiid 1140133
    Bt2—46 to 64 centimeters (18.1 to 25.2 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films and faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films; 33 percent medium distinct dark gray (5Y 4/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. continuous - phpvsfiid 1140134; patchy - phpvsfiid 1140135; continuous - phpvsfiid 1140134; patchy - phpvsfiid 1140135
    BC—64 to 86 centimeters (25.2 to 33.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) silty clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; 33 percent medium distinct dark gray (5Y 4/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0.
    C—86 to 183 centimeters (33.9 to 72.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) clay loam; massive; 10 percent medium very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, manganese coatings; 8 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; very slight effervescence; neutral, pH 7.0. Lab sample # OSU0020022