Banister soil and landscape
Typical profile and landscape of Banister soil. Banister soils are moderately well drained, clayey soils on low stream terraces, mainly along major streams and rivers in the southern part of Iredell County, NC. They have a water table at a depth of 1.5 to 3 feet, mainly in the winter and early spring. (Soil Survey of Iredell County, North Carolina by Robert H. Ranson, Jr., and Roger J. Leab, Natural Resources Conservation Service).
Setting
Major land resource area: Southern Piedmont (MLRA 136)
Landscape: River and stream valley
Landform position: Low stream terrace
Elevation: 700 to 1,200 feet
Map Unit Composition
Banister and similar soils: Typically 55 percent, ranging from about 40 to 80 percent
Typical Profile of Banister
Surface layer:
0 to 13 inches; dark brown and yellowish brown fine sandy loam
Subsoil:
13 to 22 inches; yellowish brown clay loam that has red masses of oxidized iron
22 to 37 inches; brownish yellow clay that has strong brown masses of oxidized iron and light gray iron depletions
37 to 44 inches; light gray and pale yellow clay that has red masses of oxidized iron
44 to 50 inches; light gray, white, and light bluish gray sandy clay loam
Substratum:
50 to 80 inches; multicolored, stratified very gravelly coarse sand, sandy clay loam, gravelly sandy loam, and sand
Soil Properties and Qualities
Banister
Available water capacity: Moderate (about 8.2 inches)
Slowest saturated hydraulic conductivity: Moderately high (about 0.20 in/hr)
Depth class: Very deep (more than 60 inches)
Depth to root-restrictive feature: More than 60 inches
Agricultural drainage class: Moderately well drained
Depth to seasonal water saturation: About 18 to 36 inches
Water table kind: Apparent
Flooding hazard: Rare
Ponding hazard: None
Shrink-swell potential: Moderate
Runoff class: Low
Surface fragments: None
Parent material: Old clayey alluvium derived from igneous and metamorphic rock
Use and Management Considerations
Cropland
Suitability: Well suited
Management concerns: Erodibility, wetness, and trafficability
Management measures and considerations:
• Resource management systems that include terraces and diversions, stripcropping, contour tillage, no-till farming, and crop residue management help to minimize erosion, control surface runoff, and maximize the infiltration of rainfall.
• Delaying spring planting because of wetness from the seasonal high water table helps to prevent the clodding and rutting caused by equipment.
• Avoiding tillage when the soil is wet helps to prevent clodding and crusting.
• Management of surface water helps to reduce the wetness limitation and improve soil productivity.
• Applying lime and fertilizer according to recommendations based on soil tests helps to increase the availability of plant nutrients and maximize crop productivity.
Pasture and hayland
Suitability: Well suited
Management concerns: Wetness and trafficability
Management measures and considerations:
• Avoiding overgrazing and avoiding grazing when the soil is too wet help to prevent soil compaction, decreased productivity, and a rough soil surface.
• Fencing livestock away from creeks and streams and using pressure-fed watering tanks help to prevent streambank caving, sedimentation, and water contamination by animal waste.
• Applying lime and fertilizer according to recommendations based on soil tests helps to increase the availability of plant nutrients and maximizes productivity when establishing, maintaining, or renovating hayland and pasture.
For additional information about the survey area, visit:
archive.org/details/usda-soil-survey-of-iredell-county-no...
For a detailed description of the soil, visit:
soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/B/BANISTER.html
For acreage and geographic distribution, visit:
Banister soil and landscape
Typical profile and landscape of Banister soil. Banister soils are moderately well drained, clayey soils on low stream terraces, mainly along major streams and rivers in the southern part of Iredell County, NC. They have a water table at a depth of 1.5 to 3 feet, mainly in the winter and early spring. (Soil Survey of Iredell County, North Carolina by Robert H. Ranson, Jr., and Roger J. Leab, Natural Resources Conservation Service).
Setting
Major land resource area: Southern Piedmont (MLRA 136)
Landscape: River and stream valley
Landform position: Low stream terrace
Elevation: 700 to 1,200 feet
Map Unit Composition
Banister and similar soils: Typically 55 percent, ranging from about 40 to 80 percent
Typical Profile of Banister
Surface layer:
0 to 13 inches; dark brown and yellowish brown fine sandy loam
Subsoil:
13 to 22 inches; yellowish brown clay loam that has red masses of oxidized iron
22 to 37 inches; brownish yellow clay that has strong brown masses of oxidized iron and light gray iron depletions
37 to 44 inches; light gray and pale yellow clay that has red masses of oxidized iron
44 to 50 inches; light gray, white, and light bluish gray sandy clay loam
Substratum:
50 to 80 inches; multicolored, stratified very gravelly coarse sand, sandy clay loam, gravelly sandy loam, and sand
Soil Properties and Qualities
Banister
Available water capacity: Moderate (about 8.2 inches)
Slowest saturated hydraulic conductivity: Moderately high (about 0.20 in/hr)
Depth class: Very deep (more than 60 inches)
Depth to root-restrictive feature: More than 60 inches
Agricultural drainage class: Moderately well drained
Depth to seasonal water saturation: About 18 to 36 inches
Water table kind: Apparent
Flooding hazard: Rare
Ponding hazard: None
Shrink-swell potential: Moderate
Runoff class: Low
Surface fragments: None
Parent material: Old clayey alluvium derived from igneous and metamorphic rock
Use and Management Considerations
Cropland
Suitability: Well suited
Management concerns: Erodibility, wetness, and trafficability
Management measures and considerations:
• Resource management systems that include terraces and diversions, stripcropping, contour tillage, no-till farming, and crop residue management help to minimize erosion, control surface runoff, and maximize the infiltration of rainfall.
• Delaying spring planting because of wetness from the seasonal high water table helps to prevent the clodding and rutting caused by equipment.
• Avoiding tillage when the soil is wet helps to prevent clodding and crusting.
• Management of surface water helps to reduce the wetness limitation and improve soil productivity.
• Applying lime and fertilizer according to recommendations based on soil tests helps to increase the availability of plant nutrients and maximize crop productivity.
Pasture and hayland
Suitability: Well suited
Management concerns: Wetness and trafficability
Management measures and considerations:
• Avoiding overgrazing and avoiding grazing when the soil is too wet help to prevent soil compaction, decreased productivity, and a rough soil surface.
• Fencing livestock away from creeks and streams and using pressure-fed watering tanks help to prevent streambank caving, sedimentation, and water contamination by animal waste.
• Applying lime and fertilizer according to recommendations based on soil tests helps to increase the availability of plant nutrients and maximizes productivity when establishing, maintaining, or renovating hayland and pasture.
For additional information about the survey area, visit:
archive.org/details/usda-soil-survey-of-iredell-county-no...
For a detailed description of the soil, visit:
soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/B/BANISTER.html
For acreage and geographic distribution, visit: