IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): FARFELD

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1997ND007029

User Pedon ID: S1997ND007029

Vegetation Plot ID: S1997ND007029

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 98P0160

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 10432

Print Date: 11/21/2024

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: 47.1403618

Std. Longitude: -103.2255859

Datum: WGS84

Township: 142N

Range: 99W

Section: 4

PLSS Details: 750 feet W and 200 feet N of SE corner

State: North Dakota

County: ND007—Billings

MLRA: 54—Rolling Soft Shale Plain

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ND007—Billings County, North Dakota

PEDON

Describers Name: ARG, TMC, LEE, MGU, DF

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x

Pedon #: 29

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - FARFELD

Taxonomic Class - Loamy, mixed, shallow Duric Haplustolls

PSC - 25 to 38 cm.

Classificaton Date - 10/9/1997

Moisture Class - ustic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Landscape: plains

Landform: plateau

Slope Shape Across: linear

Slope Shape Down: linear

Drainage Class: well

Surface Fragments: 2.00 percent

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 10/9/1997 (actual site observation date)

Air Photo ID: 29

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - rangeland, grassland

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
BOGR2 BOGR2 HECOC8 POA	Bouteloua gracilis Bouteloua gracilis Hesperostipa comata ssp. comata Poa	blue grama blue grama needle and thread bluegrass	— — — —	— — — —	— — — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
mollic epipedon cambic horizon	0—20 20—38	—- —-

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
2	46	36.6	879	—	45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; loam; 18 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 10.0 very fine roots throughout and 2.0 medium roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P00999; dry when described;

Bw1—10 to 20 centimeters (3.9 to 7.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; loam; 20 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 7.0 very fine roots throughout and 5.0 medium roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; 5.0 very fine low-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P01000; dry when described;

Bw2—20 to 38 centimeters (7.9 to 15.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; loam; 21 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 6.0 very fine roots throughout and 5.0 medium roots throughout and 5.0 fine roots throughout; 6.0 very fine low-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P01001; dry when described;

2Bqm—38 to 71 centimeters (15.0 to 28.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist; clay loam; 38 percent clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm, indurated by silica, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.0 very fine roots in cracks and 1.0 fine roots in cracks; 30 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 95 percent by volume unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P01002; dry when described;. Soil material in fractures (vertical & horizontal); discontinuous - phpvsfiid 200807; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 200807

2Bqmk—71 to 94 centimeters (28.0 to 37.0 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), moist; clay; 42 percent clay; moderate fine angular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm, indurated by silica, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 very fine roots in cracks; 3 percent carbonate coats on rock fragments; 90 percent by volume unspecified fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P01003; dry when described;. Soil material in fractures (vertical & horizontal)

2Bt1—94 to 107 centimeters (37.0 to 42.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), moist; gravelly clay; 42 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.0 very fine roots throughout; 20 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent fine irregular grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) iron depletions and 15 percent fine irregular strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) iron concretions; 20 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P01004; moist when described;. Relict redox features. Rock fragments are gravel - sized cemented material. Contrast for concentrations is prominent; depletions are distinct.; patchy - phpvsfiid 200814; patchy - phpvsfiid 200814

2Bt2—107 to 135 centimeters (42.1 to 53.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), moist; clay; 42 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 roots; 1.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 35 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) iron concretions and 25 percent olive gray (5Y 5/2) iron depletions; 3 percent gypsum crystal clusters throughout; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P01005; moist when described;. Bands range in thickness from 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches. Horizontal bands of concentrations/depletions. Redox features have a prominent contrast.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 200815; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 200815

2C1—135 to 224 centimeters (53.1 to 88.2 inches); gray (5Y 6/1), dark gray (5Y 4/1), moist; clay; 42 percent clay; massive; hard when dry, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent fine irregular light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) iron concretions; 1 percent gypsum crystal clusters throughout; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P01006; moist when described;. Concentrations have a prominent contrast.

2C2—224 to 305 centimeters (88.2 to 120.1 inches); light gray (5Y 7/2), light olive gray (5Y 6/2), moist; silty clay; massive; hard when dry, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5 percent fine irregular brown (7.5YR 4/4) iron concretions; fragments. Lab sample # 98P01007; moist when described;. 98-105 inches has iron-manganese concretions. Concentration have a prominent contrast.