Bedford soil and landscape
A grassed waterway constructed on Bedford silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes. The waterway and the use of no-till cropping systems reduce sheet and rill erosion. (Soil Survey of Harrison County, Indiana; by Steven W. Neyhouse, Sr., Byron G. Nagel, Gary R. Struben, and Steven Blanford, Natural Resources Conservation Service)
Landform: Hills underlain with Mississippian limestone bedrock
Position on landform: Summits and shoulders
Map Unit Composition
85 percent Bedford and similar soils
10 percent well drained Crider and similar soils on summits and shoulders
5 percent somewhat poorly drained, nearly level Bromer and similar soils in
depressions on karst landscapes
Interpretive Groups
Land capability classification: 2e
Prime farmland: All areas are prime farmland
Properties and Qualities of the Bedford Soil
Parent material: Loess, loamy materials, and the underlying paleosol in clayey
residuum over Mississippian limestone bedrock
Drainage class: Moderately well drained
Permeability range to a depth of 40 inches: Very slow to moderate
Permeability range below a depth of 40 inches: Very slow to moderate
Depth to restrictive feature: 20 to 38 inches to fragipan
Available water capacity: About 7.1 inches to a depth of 60 inches
Organic matter content of surface layer: 1.0 to 3.0 percent
Shrink-swell potential: High
Highest perched seasonal high water table (depth, months): 1.5 feet; January,
February, and March
Ponding: None
Flooding: None
Hydric soil: No
Potential frost action: High
Corrosivity: High for steel and high for concrete
Potential for surface runoff: Medium
Water erosion susceptibility: Moderate
Wind erosion susceptibility: Slight
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Bedford soil and landscape
A grassed waterway constructed on Bedford silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes. The waterway and the use of no-till cropping systems reduce sheet and rill erosion. (Soil Survey of Harrison County, Indiana; by Steven W. Neyhouse, Sr., Byron G. Nagel, Gary R. Struben, and Steven Blanford, Natural Resources Conservation Service)
Landform: Hills underlain with Mississippian limestone bedrock
Position on landform: Summits and shoulders
Map Unit Composition
85 percent Bedford and similar soils
10 percent well drained Crider and similar soils on summits and shoulders
5 percent somewhat poorly drained, nearly level Bromer and similar soils in
depressions on karst landscapes
Interpretive Groups
Land capability classification: 2e
Prime farmland: All areas are prime farmland
Properties and Qualities of the Bedford Soil
Parent material: Loess, loamy materials, and the underlying paleosol in clayey
residuum over Mississippian limestone bedrock
Drainage class: Moderately well drained
Permeability range to a depth of 40 inches: Very slow to moderate
Permeability range below a depth of 40 inches: Very slow to moderate
Depth to restrictive feature: 20 to 38 inches to fragipan
Available water capacity: About 7.1 inches to a depth of 60 inches
Organic matter content of surface layer: 1.0 to 3.0 percent
Shrink-swell potential: High
Highest perched seasonal high water table (depth, months): 1.5 feet; January,
February, and March
Ponding: None
Flooding: None
Hydric soil: No
Potential frost action: High
Corrosivity: High for steel and high for concrete
Potential for surface runoff: Medium
Water erosion susceptibility: Moderate
Wind erosion susceptibility: Slight
For a detailed description, visit:
soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/B/BEDFORD.html
For acreage and geographic distribution, visit: