Wendy Karol Cecil
Research Associate, Plant Sciences
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University
Agriculture Bldg 4031
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-2243
Email: wcecil@uwyo.edu
SCORE | TEXTURAL CLASS FROM HAND TEXTURE OF SURFACE SOIL PICK ONE |
SCORE | MAJOR FACTORS THAT KEEP AREA OUT OF CLASS I CHECK ALL THAT APPLY |
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SAND | SANDY CLAY LOAM | TEXTURE | PERMEABILTY | ||||||||
LOAMY SAND | CLAY LOAM | DEPTH | RUNOFF | ||||||||
SANDY LOAM | SILTY CLAY LOAM | SLOPE | WETNESS | ||||||||
LOAM | SANDY CLAY | EROSION | FLOODING | ||||||||
SILT LOAM | SILTY CLAY | NONE | |||||||||
SILT | CLAY | LAND CAPABILITY CLASS PICK ONE |
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TEXTURAL CLASS FROM TEXTURAL TRIANGLE FOR SUBSOIL PICK ONE |
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I | V | ||||||||||
SAND | SANDY CLAY LOAM | II | VI | ||||||||
LOAMY SAND | CLAY LOAM | III | VII | ||||||||
SANDY LOAM | SILTY CLAY LOAM | IV | VIII | ||||||||
LOAM | SANDY CLAY | VEGETATIVE PICK ALL THAT APPLY |
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SILT LOAM | SILTY CLAY | ||||||||||
SILT | CLAY | ROW CROP/OCCASIONAL SOIL CONSERVING CROP |
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TEXTURAL GROUP FOR LAND CLASS DETERMINATION | |||||||||||
PICK ONE FOR SURFACE AND ONE FOR SUBSOIL | ROW CROP/FREQUENT SOIL CONSERVING CROP | ||||||||||
SURFACE | SUBSOIL | ||||||||||
COARSE | ROW CROPS NOT MORE THAN 2 OUT OF 4 YEARS | ||||||||||
MODERATELY COARSE | |||||||||||
MEDIUM | ROW CROPS NOT MORE THAN 1 OUT OF 5 YEARS | ||||||||||
MODERATELY FINE | |||||||||||
FINE | RETURN CROP RESIDUE TO THE SOIL | ||||||||||
DEPTH OF SOIL | |||||||||||
PICK ONE | PRACTICE CONSERVATION TILLAGE | ||||||||||
DEEP | |||||||||||
MODERATELY DEEP | ESTABLISH RECOMMENDED GRASSES AND OR LEGUMES | ||||||||||
SHALLOW | |||||||||||
VERY SHALLOW | PRACTICE PROPER PASTURE OR RANGE MANAGEMENT | ||||||||||
SLOPE | |||||||||||
PICK ONE | PROTECT FROM BURNING | ||||||||||
NEARLY LEVEL | |||||||||||
GENTLY SLOPING | CONTROL GRAZING | ||||||||||
MODERATELY SLOPING | |||||||||||
STRONGLY SLOPING | PLANT RECOMMENDED TREES | ||||||||||
STEEP | |||||||||||
VERY STEEP | HARVEST TREES SELECTIVELY | ||||||||||
EROSION WIND AND WATER | |||||||||||
PICK ONE | USE ONLY FOR WILDLIFE OR RECREATION | ||||||||||
NONE SLIGHT | |||||||||||
MODERATE | |||||||||||
SEVERE | |||||||||||
VERY SEVERE | SUPPLEMENTAL DATA | ||||||||||
PERMEABILITY | FOR PART 1 | ||||||||||
PICK ONE | |||||||||||
RAPID | SUBSOIL STRUCTURE | OPEN | |||||||||
MODERATE | %SOIL REMOVED BY EROSION | <5 | |||||||||
SLOW | %SLOPE | 1 | |||||||||
VERY SLOW | WATER INFILTRATION RATE | 1.9 | |||||||||
SURFACE RUNOFF | INCHES/HOUR | ||||||||||
PICK ONE | SUBSOIL TEXTURAL DATA | ||||||||||
RAPID | % SAND | 58 | |||||||||
MODERATE | %SILT | 26 | |||||||||
SLOW | %CLAY | 16 | |||||||||
VERY SLOW |
Wendy Karol Cecil
Research Associate, Plant Sciences
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University
Agriculture Bldg 4031
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-2243
Email: wcecil@uwyo.edu