Watson soil series & soil judging site
Soil description from the Roongo site in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. This broad footslope position on a secondary ridge had preserved loess deposits from both the Wisconsin and Illinoian glaciation. Original image and comments courtesy of Matthew C. Ricker, NC State University)
[cals.ncsu.edu/crop-and-soil-sciences/people/mcricker/]
The original photo may be viewed at:
www.flickr.com/photos/soilscience/49698004781/in/photostr...
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LEFT: The Watson series consists of very deep, moderately well drained soils formed in pre-Wisconsin glacial till derived from sandstone, siltstone, and shale. Slopes range from 0 to 20 percent. Permeability is slow. Mean annual precipitation is 34 inches. Mean annual temperature is 52 degrees F.
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Typic Fragiudults
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Moderately well drained. Surface runoff is medium to slow and permeability is slow.
USE AND VEGETATION: Most of the soils are cleared and cultivated for hay, grain and other crops. Wooded areas are in mixed hardwoods.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Glaciated portion of Ridge and Valley area in east central Pennsylvania. It is of moderate extent, with an estimated 25,000 acres.
For a detailed description, visit:
soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/W/WATSON.html
For acreage and geographic distribution, visit:
casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/see/#watson
RIGHT: Collegiate Soils Judging Contests. Soil contestants arrive at various soil pits and are expected to correctly identify, evaluate, classify, and describe soil profiles.
Watson soil series & soil judging site
Soil description from the Roongo site in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. This broad footslope position on a secondary ridge had preserved loess deposits from both the Wisconsin and Illinoian glaciation. Original image and comments courtesy of Matthew C. Ricker, NC State University)
[cals.ncsu.edu/crop-and-soil-sciences/people/mcricker/]
The original photo may be viewed at:
www.flickr.com/photos/soilscience/49698004781/in/photostr...
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LEFT: The Watson series consists of very deep, moderately well drained soils formed in pre-Wisconsin glacial till derived from sandstone, siltstone, and shale. Slopes range from 0 to 20 percent. Permeability is slow. Mean annual precipitation is 34 inches. Mean annual temperature is 52 degrees F.
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Typic Fragiudults
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Moderately well drained. Surface runoff is medium to slow and permeability is slow.
USE AND VEGETATION: Most of the soils are cleared and cultivated for hay, grain and other crops. Wooded areas are in mixed hardwoods.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Glaciated portion of Ridge and Valley area in east central Pennsylvania. It is of moderate extent, with an estimated 25,000 acres.
For a detailed description, visit:
soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/W/WATSON.html
For acreage and geographic distribution, visit:
casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/see/#watson
RIGHT: Collegiate Soils Judging Contests. Soil contestants arrive at various soil pits and are expected to correctly identify, evaluate, classify, and describe soil profiles.