IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Montgomery
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1975OH107024
  • User Pedon ID: 1975-OH107-024
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - MC-024
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 72258
  • Print Date: 5/20/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Section: 36
  • PLSS Details: SW 1/4 SE 1/4
  • Location Description: 0.8 mi SSW of Cranberry Prairie. of of Sec. 36, Granville Twp. 0.2 mi W of Cranberry Rd., 0.6 mi W of US 127, 328 ft N of Huwer Rd, 195 ft W of Vandenbush ditch.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH107—Mercer
  • MLRA: 111—Indiana and Ohio Till Plain

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Smeck, Wilding, Ritchie, Priest, Others
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, mesic Vertic Endoaquolls
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Montgomery
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 46 cm of Depth to carbonates


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: Wisconsinan lacustrine
  • Landform: lake plain
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsinan formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1975 (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 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) Error; cloddy, and moderate subangular blocky structure; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0022141. Upper few inches moderate medium granular structure.
    A1—23 to 36 centimeters (9.1 to 14.2 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) Error; weak coarse subangular blocky, and weak subangular blocky structure; 1 percent fine faint iron-manganese concretions and 1 percent fine distinct olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0022142
    B1—36 to 48 centimeters (14.2 to 18.9 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) Error; weak coarse subangular blocky, and moderate subangular blocky structure; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions and 11 percent fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; medium worm casts; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0022143. Microscopic examination (moist): organic coating dense, dull, low sheen; flow-like patterns along root channels and as pore linings. Organic coats thin, 100 um or less in thickness. Silt and sand grains on ped surfaces bleached. Tack to mark surface o
    B—48 to 64 centimeters (18.9 to 25.2 inches); 60 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) Error; weak coarse prismatic, and weak subangular blocky structure; medium prominent olive (5Y 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent fine iron-manganese concretions and 11 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0022144. Roots are on ped faces; clean sand grains evident in matrix and on ped coatings. Microscopic examination (moist): organic coatings 50 to 100 um thick; dense, flow-like patterns along root channels and as pore linings. Pores have organic-like tracings (
    B—64 to 79 centimeters (25.2 to 31.1 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) Error; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate subangular blocky structure; medium distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent fine faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0022145. Few krotovinas (1? diameter) spaced about 18 inches apart make up 5% of volume. Microscopic examination (moist): Iron stains evident on ped surfaces. Gray coatings similar to previous coats. Surface smooth with some 300 um root pores. Matrix and surf
    B1—79 to 99 centimeters (31.1 to 39.0 inches); 50 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and 50 percent gray (5Y 5/1) Error; moderate coarse prismatic, and weak subangular blocky structure; 1 percent fine faint iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0022146. Roots along ped faces. Krotovinas same as above, 5 to 10% by volume, 1 to 2 inches in diameter spaced 12 to 18 inches apart. Microscopic examination (moist): FeMn stains on about 15% of surfaces. Iron stains globular in surface form setting on gray co
    B1—99 to 117 centimeters (39.0 to 46.1 inches); 50 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and 50 percent gray (5Y 5/1) Error; weak coarse prismatic, and weak subangular blocky structure; medium prominent dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 11 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0022147. 10 to 15% krotovinas, 4 to 12 inches apart and 1 to 2 inches in diameter. Microscopic examination (moist): Ped surface feature. 20 to 25% of surface covered with iron stains. Iron stains more evident than horizon above. Stains appear in root channels
    99 to 117 centimeters (39.0 to 46.1 inches); 50 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and 50 percent gray (5Y 5/1) Error; weak coarse prismatic, and weak subangular blocky structure; medium prominent dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 11 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0022155. 10 to 15% krotovinas, 4 to 12 inches apart and 1 to 2 inches in diameter. Microscopic examination (moist): Ped surface feature. 20 to 25% of surface covered with iron stains. Iron stains more evident than horizon above. Stains appear in root channels
    B1—117 to 135 centimeters (46.1 to 53.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; coarse subangular blocky structure; 1 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slight effervescence; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # OSU0022148. 25 to 30% krotovinas, 8 to 10 inches apart, 2 to 3 inches in diameter. Microscopic examination (moist): 5 to 10% of surface has iron stains. Stains appear to be associated with root channels. Iron stains over gray grainy surfaces. Gray coats along pe
    117 to 150 centimeters (46.1 to 59.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; coarse subangular blocky structure; 1 percent fine faint manganese coatings and 1 percent medium faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 40 percent medium faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0022156. 25 to 30% krotovinas, 8 to 10 inches apart, 3 to 4 inches in diameter. Microscopic examination (moist): 5 to 10% of surface has iron stains, primarily along root tracings. Surface coatings dense but thinner than above horizon (less than 5 um). Coatin
    B1—135 to 150 centimeters (53.1 to 59.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; coarse subangular blocky structure; 1 percent fine faint manganese coatings and 1 percent medium faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 40 percent medium faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0022149. 25 to 30% krotovinas, 8 to 10 inches apart, 3 to 4 inches in diameter. Microscopic examination (moist): 5 to 10% of surface has iron stains, primarily along root tracings. Surface coatings dense but thinner than above horizon (less than 5 um). Coatin
    C1—150 to 165 centimeters (59.1 to 65.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) Error; massive; 11 percent coarse distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 40 percent medium distinct dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0022150. 40 to 50% krotovinas, 6 to 18 inches apart, 1.5 to 7 inches in diameter. Calcareous. Microscopic examination (moist): Gray coats have cuspid or mamilliated surface. Surface grainy and 50 to 100 um thick. Brown coats have slight groove pattern (press
    C1—165 to 180 centimeters (65.0 to 70.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) Error; massive; 40 percent coarse distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0022151. Krotovinas terminate at 72 inches. Calcareous.
    165 to 246 centimeters (65.0 to 96.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) Error; massive; 40 percent coarse distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0022157. Krotovinas terminate at 72 inches. Calcareous.
    C1—180 to 196 centimeters (70.9 to 77.2 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) Error; massive; 40 percent coarse distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0022152. Krotovinas terminate at 72 inches. Calcareous.
    C1—196 to 221 centimeters (77.2 to 87.0 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) stratified Error; 11 percent coarse light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0022153. Calcareous.
    C1—221 to 246 centimeters (87.0 to 96.9 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) Error; 11 percent coarse light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0022154. Calcareous. Loamy fine sand below 97 inches.