IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Alford
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1968OH089005
  • User Pedon ID: 1968-OH089-005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - LC-005
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 71778
  • Print Date: 5/31/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: Approx. 0.4 mi. w of SR 79 north and 0.35 mi. S of Co.Rd. 257; 88ft. from west fence and 196 ft. from north fence. Farm owned by mrs. Bertha A. Pound. NE corner SE/4, T3N R11W Mary Ann Twp.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH089—Licking

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: wilding, stahnke, drees, khangarot
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Ultic Hapludalfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Alford
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: Illinoian loess; Illinoian outwash
  • Landform: outwash plain
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Geology: Illinoian formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/10/1968 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hayland
  • 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 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; moderate medium granular structure; very friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019109
    BE—20 to 52 centimeters (7.9 to 20.5 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) Error; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; faint brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, clay films and faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019110. patchy - phpvsfiid 981500; continuous - phpvsfiid 981501; patchy - phpvsfiid 981500; continuous - phpvsfiid 981501
    Bt1—30 to 77 centimeters (11.8 to 30.3 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) Error; weak subangular blocky, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; faint brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings lining pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019111. patchy - phpvsfiid 981502; patchy - phpvsfiid 981502
    Bt2—43 to 110 centimeters (16.9 to 43.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; weak very coarse subangular blocky, and weak subangular blocky structure; firm; faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019112. patchy - phpvsfiid 981503; patchy - phpvsfiid 981503
    Bt2—58 to 148 centimeters (22.8 to 58.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; weak very coarse subangular blocky, and weak subangular blocky structure; firm; faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019113. patchy - phpvsfiid 981509; patchy - phpvsfiid 981509
    BC—74 to 187 centimeters (29.1 to 73.6 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) Error; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; faint reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019114. patchy - phpvsfiid 981504; patchy - phpvsfiid 981504
    BC—89 to 226 centimeters (35.0 to 89.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) Error; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; faint reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019115. patchy - phpvsfiid 981510; patchy - phpvsfiid 981510
    C1—107 to 271 centimeters (42.1 to 106.7 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) Error; massive; firm; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019116
    C2—130 to 329 centimeters (51.2 to 129.5 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) Error; massive; friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019117
    C3—147 to 374 centimeters (57.9 to 147.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) Error; massive; friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019118
    C4—168 to 426 centimeters (66.1 to 167.7 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) Error; massive; friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019119
    2Eb1—180 to 458 centimeters (70.9 to 180.3 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) Error; massive; firm; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019120
    2Eb2—196 to 497 centimeters (77.2 to 195.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; massive; firm; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6. Lab sample # OSU0019121
    2Eb3—206 to 523 centimeters (81.1 to 205.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; massive; firm; 12 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6. Lab sample # OSU0019122
    2Eb4—229 to 581 centimeters (90.2 to 228.7 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) Error; massive; firm; 18 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0. Lab sample # OSU0019123
    3Btb1—249 to 632 centimeters (98.0 to 248.8 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) Error; massive; firm; faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on rock fragments; 25 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-35-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0. Lab sample # OSU0019124. continuous - phpvsfiid 981505; continuous - phpvsfiid 981505
    3Btb2—272 to 690 centimeters (107.1 to 271.7 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) Error; massive; firm; faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on rock fragments; 40 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-35-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0. Lab sample # OSU0019125. continuous - phpvsfiid 981506; continuous - phpvsfiid 981506
    3Btb3—297 to 755 centimeters (116.9 to 297.2 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) Error; massive; firm; faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on rock fragments; 60 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-35-75 millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # OSU0019126. continuous - phpvsfiid 981507; continuous - phpvsfiid 981507
    3Btb4—328 to 832 centimeters (129.1 to 327.6 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) Error; massive; firm; distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on rock fragments; 60 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-35-75 millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # OSU0019127. continuous - phpvsfiid 981508; continuous - phpvsfiid 981508