IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Bedington
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
1964PA043005
User Pedon ID:
1964PA043005
Vegetation Plot ID:
323
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
PSU
Lab Pedon # -
64PA043005
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
44236
Print Date:
5/20/2024
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:
40.3183333
Std. Longitude:
-76.6350000
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
Hershey farm No 9; about 3 mi NE of Hershey, E Hanover Twp; across Swatara Creek.
State:
Pennsylvania
County:
PA043—Dauphin
MLRA:
147—Northern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
MLRA Soil Survey Area:
NE-MIL—Mill Hall, Pennsylvania
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
PA043—Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
40076-C6—Hershey, Pennsylvania
PEDON
Describers Name:
F. Loughry, W. Kunkle, J. Carey, R. Googins, R. Kinnard
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Hapludults
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
PSU
Pedon #:
5
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Bedington
Classificaton Date -
5/7/2012
Moisture Subclass -
udic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Berks
Classificaton Date -
6/23/1964
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
2
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
Field Measured Properties:
2.88 in/hr of percolation rate and 4.25 in/hr of percolation rate and 5.25 in/hr of percolation rate and 5.88 in/hr of percolation rate and 6.88 in/hr of percolation rate and 7 in/hr of percolation rate and 8.13 in/hr of percolation rate and 13 in/hr of percolation rate
SITE
Landscape:
mountain system
Runoff:
medium
Drainage Class:
well
Surface Fragments:
0.00 percent
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
6/23/1964 ()
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
Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol
Scientific Name
National Vernacular Name
Plant Type Group
Canopy Cover %
Vegetation Stata Level
MESA
ZEMA
Medicago sativa
Zea mays
alfalfa
corn
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—
—
—
—
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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
6
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—
128
—
225
1050
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—
—
—
—
10.5
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Ap—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior silt loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 roots; 17 percent by volume shale, acid fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU02426. 17% shale fragments and gravels of sandstone and quartzite.
BAt—25 to 33 centimeters (9.8 to 13.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 roots; 20 percent by volume shale, acid fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02427. Ap in root channels and worm holes.
Bt1—33 to 48 centimeters (13.0 to 18.9 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) interior silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 20 percent by volume shale, acid fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02428. Ap in root channels and worm holes.
Bt2—48 to 74 centimeters (18.9 to 29.1 inches); red (2.5YR 5/8) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; prominent clay films on all faces of peds and prominent clay films on surfaces along root channels and prominent clay films on rock fragments; 25 percent by volume shale, acid fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, unspecified; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # PSU02429
Bt3—74 to 84 centimeters (29.1 to 33.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8) interior silty clay loam; subangular blocky, and weak fine blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 roots; prominent clay films on all faces of peds and prominent clay films on rock fragments; 20 percent by volume shale, acid fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, unspecified; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # PSU02430
Bt4—84 to 107 centimeters (33.1 to 42.1 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) interior silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; prominent clay films on rock fragments and prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 35 percent by volume shale, acid fragments; neutral, pH 7.3, unspecified; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # PSU02431. Few roots to 34 inches.
BC—107 to 127 centimeters (42.1 to 50.0 inches); red (2.5YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; weak fine blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; prominent clay films on all faces of peds and prominent clay films on rock fragments; 60 percent by volume shale, acid fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, unspecified; clear broken boundary. Lab sample # PSU02432. Structure modified by shale.
C1—127 to 155 centimeters (50.0 to 61.0 inches); red (2.5YR 5/6) interior silt loam; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; prominent clay films on surfaces along root channels and 70 percent manganese or iron-manganese stains; 80 percent by volume shale, acid fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02433. Shale structure.
C2—155 to 173 centimeters (61.0 to 68.1 inches); red (2.5YR 5/8) interior silt loam; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 14 percent clay films on rock fragments and 38 percent manganese or iron-manganese stains; 90 percent by volume shale, acid fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU02434. Red (2.5YR 5/6) shale coatings; shale structure.