IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Homer
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1970IN113001
  • User Pedon ID: 1970IN113001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - Purdue
  • Lab Pedon # - NO7001
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 22348
  • Print Date: 5/18/2024

    • 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: 41.5115306
  • Std. Longitude: -85.6138611
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 35N
  • Range: 8E
  • Section: 4
  • PLSS Details: 650 feet east and 575 feet north of the southwest corner
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN113—Noble

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Mccarter and Farmer
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Mesic
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Homer
  • Classificaton Date - 3/27/2009
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Homer
  • Classificaton Date - 5/21/2008
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: outwash plain
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsin formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/21/2008 (entry creation date)
  • Air Photo ID:
  • 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
  • Yield Study ID -
    • 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); dark brown (10YR 3/3) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 10 percent by volume 2-39-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.9; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # NO70011
    A2—20 to 25 centimeters (7.9 to 9.8 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; friable; 10 percent by volume 2-39-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NO70012
    B1T—25 to 46 centimeters (9.8 to 18.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 35 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions; 12 percent by volume 2-39-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NO70013
    B21TG—46 to 64 centimeters (18.1 to 25.2 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 70 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, iron depletions; 18 percent by volume 2-39-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NO70014
    B22T—64 to 86 centimeters (25.2 to 33.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) gravelly sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 70 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 21 percent distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, iron depletions and 35 percent , moist, iron-manganese concretions; 25 percent by volume 2-39-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NO70015
    B3—86 to 97 centimeters (33.9 to 38.2 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) gravelly loamy sand; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable; 20 percent by volume 2-39-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NO70016
    C—97 to 152 centimeters (38.2 to 59.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) sand; single grain; loose; 30 percent by volume 2-39-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1. Lab sample # NO70017