Yadkin soil and landscape
Yadkin sandy clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded. (Soil Survey of Iredell County, North Carolina)
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Setting
Major land resource area: Southern Piedmont (MLRA 136)
Landscape: High stream terrace on upland and interfluve
Landform position: Summit
Elevation: 700 to 1,200 feet
Map Unit Composition
Yadkin and similar soils: Typically 90 percent, ranging from about 80 to 95 percent
Typical Profile
Yadkin
Surface layer:
0 to 6 inches; dark reddish brown sandy clay loam
Subsoil:
6 to 80 inches; dark red clay
Minor Components
Dissimilar components:
• Clifford soils, which have a red subsoil, in similar areas
• Danripple soils, which have a brown or red subsoil, in similar areas
Soil Properties and QualiYadkin
Available water capacity: Moderate (about 8.5 inches)
Slowest saturated hydraulic conductivity: Moderately high (about 0.6 in/hr)
Depth class: Very deep (more than 60 inches)
Depth to root-restrictive feature: More than 60 inches
Agricultural drainage class: Well drained
Depth to seasonal water saturation: More than 6 feet
Flooding hazard: None
Ponding hazard: None
Shrink-swell potential: Low
Runoff class: Low
Surface fragments: None
Parent material: Old alluvium derived from granite and gneiss
Use and Management Considerations
Cropland
Suitability: Well suited
Management concerns: Erodibility, tilth, and soil fertility
Management measures and considerations:
• Resource management systems that include conservation tillage, crop residue management, stripcropping, and sod-based rotations help to prevent further erosion by stabilizing the soil, controlling surface runoff, and maximizing the infiltration of water.
• Incorporating crop residue into the soil or leaving residue on the soil surface helps to minimize clodding and crusting and maximize the infiltration of water.
• Restricting tillage to periods when the soil is not wet helps to minimize clodding and crusting and increases the infiltration of water.
• Applying lime and fertilizer according to recommendations based on soil tests helps to increase the availability of plant nutrients and maximize crop productivity.
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Yadkin soil and landscape
Yadkin sandy clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded. (Soil Survey of Iredell County, North Carolina)
archive.org/details/usda-soil-survey-of-iredell-county-no...
Setting
Major land resource area: Southern Piedmont (MLRA 136)
Landscape: High stream terrace on upland and interfluve
Landform position: Summit
Elevation: 700 to 1,200 feet
Map Unit Composition
Yadkin and similar soils: Typically 90 percent, ranging from about 80 to 95 percent
Typical Profile
Yadkin
Surface layer:
0 to 6 inches; dark reddish brown sandy clay loam
Subsoil:
6 to 80 inches; dark red clay
Minor Components
Dissimilar components:
• Clifford soils, which have a red subsoil, in similar areas
• Danripple soils, which have a brown or red subsoil, in similar areas
Soil Properties and QualiYadkin
Available water capacity: Moderate (about 8.5 inches)
Slowest saturated hydraulic conductivity: Moderately high (about 0.6 in/hr)
Depth class: Very deep (more than 60 inches)
Depth to root-restrictive feature: More than 60 inches
Agricultural drainage class: Well drained
Depth to seasonal water saturation: More than 6 feet
Flooding hazard: None
Ponding hazard: None
Shrink-swell potential: Low
Runoff class: Low
Surface fragments: None
Parent material: Old alluvium derived from granite and gneiss
Use and Management Considerations
Cropland
Suitability: Well suited
Management concerns: Erodibility, tilth, and soil fertility
Management measures and considerations:
• Resource management systems that include conservation tillage, crop residue management, stripcropping, and sod-based rotations help to prevent further erosion by stabilizing the soil, controlling surface runoff, and maximizing the infiltration of water.
• Incorporating crop residue into the soil or leaving residue on the soil surface helps to minimize clodding and crusting and maximize the infiltration of water.
• Restricting tillage to periods when the soil is not wet helps to minimize clodding and crusting and increases the infiltration of water.
• Applying lime and fertilizer according to recommendations based on soil tests helps to increase the availability of plant nutrients and maximize crop productivity.
For a detailed description, visit:
soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/Y/YADKIN.html
For acreage and geographic distribution, visit: