IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Loring
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1944MO031002
  • User Pedon ID: S1944MO031002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1944MO031002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A4418
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 40573
  • Print Date: 5/31/2024

    • 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: 37.4000702
  • Std. Longitude: -89.7281342
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Near center of Survey 3158, T.31N, R.12E. Sample pit in dense woodlot 0.2 mile northwest from junction of Missouri Highway 34 and U.S. 61 on U.S. 61, then east on gravel road 0.4 mile to southeast edge of woods, then northeast 200 feet along old road, east 40 feet to about 40 feet from east edge of woods.
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO031—Cape Girardeau
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO609—Cape Girardeau, Mississippi and Scott Counties, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R. J. Muckenhirn, H. H. Krusekopf, L. T. Alexander, A. M. O'Neal, and Grant Mickelson.
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Loring
  • Classificaton Date - 10/14/1944
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/14/1944 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    ACER

    CARYA

    QUERC

    Acer

    Carya

    Quercus

    maple

    hybrid hickory

    oak

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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

    5

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    D—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) silt loam; fine and medium granular structure; fragments. Lab sample # 40A33760. aggregates moderately vesicular, crushing easily to very pale brown. Network of roots.
    D—10 to 18 centimeters (3.9 to 7.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) silt loam; medium and coarse granular structure; fragments. Lab sample # 40A33761. aggregates slightly vesicular, crushing easily to very pale brown. Roots and worm casts abundant.
    D—18 to 25 centimeters (7.1 to 9.8 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) silt loam; massive parts to coarse granular; fragments. Lab sample # 40A33762. very weakly developed medium nut structure; aggregates slightly vesicular, crushing easily without color change. Roots and worm casts abundant.
    D—25 to 33 centimeters (9.8 to 13.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) silt loam; massive parts to fine granular, and coarse granular; fragments. Lab sample # 40A33763. aggregates moderately vesicular with some pores up to 2 mm. in diameter, and crushing easily to light yellowish brown. Insect burrows and worm casts abundant.
    D—33 to 41 centimeters (13.0 to 16.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) silt loam; fragments. Lab sample # 40A33764. aggregates slightly vesicular, sprinkled with gray, and crushing easily to light yellowish brown. Roots fairly abundant.
    D—41 to 53 centimeters (16.1 to 20.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; fragments. Lab sample # 40A33765. aggregates vesicular, lightly coated with gray, and crushing with slight resistance to light yellowish brown.
    D—53 to 61 centimeters (20.9 to 24.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; fragments. Lab sample # 40A33766. aggregates slightly vesicular, crushing with slight resistance to moderate yellowish brown. Roots fairly abundant.
    D—61 to 69 centimeters (24.0 to 27.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silt loam; fragments. Lab sample # 40A33767. aggregates moderately vesicular, heavily coated with gray, irregularly spotted with dark brown, occasionally mottled with orange in the interiors, crushing with slight resistance to light yellowish brown. Roots abundant.
    D—69 to 76 centimeters (27.2 to 29.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silt loam; medium and coarse angular blocky structure; fragments. Lab sample # 40A33768. aggregates slightly vesicular, moderately to heavily coated with gray, generally specked with dark brown, occasionally mottled with dark orange, and crushing with slight resistance to light yellowish brown. Roots abundant.
    D—76 to 86 centimeters (29.9 to 33.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silty clay loam; coarse angular blocky structure; fragments. Lab sample # 40A33769. Aggregates nearly covered with dark brown spots and splotches, lightly gray-coated; penetrated by occasional tongues of dark brown, crushing with moderate resistance to yellowish brown.
    D—86 to 97 centimeters (33.9 to 38.2 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A33770. Same as 30-34 inch layer except that blocks are a little larger, gray coating is a little more pronounced, and no dark brown tongues were noted. Fibrous roots abundant in crevices.
    D—97 to 107 centimeters (38.2 to 42.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silty clay loam; massive, and coarse angular blocky; fragments. Lab sample # 40A33771. dark brown specks on surface of blocks, occasional tongues of gray silty material; aggregates crush with strong resistance to light to moderate yellowish brown. Roots abundant.
    D—107 to 117 centimeters (42.1 to 46.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) silty clay loam; massive; fragments. Lab sample # 40A33772. irregular streaks and coating of gray and dark yellowish brown to moderate brown; dark brown specks common. Fibrous roots fairly abundant.
    D—117 to 127 centimeters (46.1 to 50.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam; massive; fragments. Lab sample # 40A33773. some cleavage planes, irregularly coated with moderate to dark yellowish brown and spotted with gray and dark brown. Crushes with moderate resistance to light yellowish brown.
    D—127 to 137 centimeters (50.0 to 53.9 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A33774. Same as 46-50 inch layer except that fragments crush with strong resistance to light to moderate yellowish brown.
    D—137 to 152 centimeters (53.9 to 59.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; dark brown (10YR 3/3) and pale brown (10YR 6/3) mottles; massive; dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) coats and brown (10YR 5/3) coats and gray (10YR 5/1) coats; fragments. Lab sample # 40A33775. fragments very hard when dry; crushes to light yellowish brown. Fibrous roots fairly abundant in crevices.
    D—152 to 183 centimeters (59.8 to 72.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; massive; fragments. Lab sample # 40A33776. moderate coatings, and sprinkled with gray.
    D—236 to 267 centimeters (92.9 to 105.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; fragments. Lab sample # 40A33777