IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Casco
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1969OH129006
  • User Pedon ID: 1969-OH129-006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - PY-006
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 72017
  • Print Date: 5/20/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: 260 ft. S of fence, 0.15 mi. W of St.Rt. 104 and 0.5 mi. N of intersection of St. Rt. 104 and 56 Jackson Twp.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH129—Pickaway

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Agronomy class 750
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy over sandy or sandy-skeletal, mixed, mesic Typic Hapludalfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Casco
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/29/1969 (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 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) Error; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019657
    BEt—18 to 28 centimeters (7.1 to 11.0 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) Error; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, organic stains and faint clay films; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019658. patchy - phpvsfiid 980223; patchy - phpvsfiid 980223
    Bt1—28 to 46 centimeters (11.0 to 18.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) Error; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; distinct clay films on faces of peds and prominent clay bridges; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019659. continuous - phpvsfiid 980224; continuous - phpvsfiid 980224
    Bt2—46 to 56 centimeters (18.1 to 22.0 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) Error; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; clay films on faces of peds and clay bridges; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019660
    BC—56 to 71 centimeters (22.0 to 28.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) Error; massive; very friable; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019661
    2C1—71 to 84 centimeters (28.0 to 33.1 inches); Error; single grain; loose; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019662
    2C2—84 to 91 centimeters (33.1 to 35.8 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) Error; 60 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; clear boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019663. Strongly cemented with secondary carbonates. Probably a restricting layer for roots and water. Obvious increase in pebble size; 1 to 3 inch size dominant.
    2C3—91 to 117 centimeters (35.8 to 46.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) Error; 60 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0019664. 8% igneous pebbles; 14% sandstone and silt pebbles; 32% limestone pebbles; 46% dolomitic pebbles.