Soil Survey Exercise Pender Codocx 2

Soil Survey Exercise
Total land area (acres): 582,380

County Name: Pender

Water (% of total land area): (small bodies of water)

Climate
Average daily maximum temperature (°F)
Average daily minimum temperature (°F)
Annual Growing Degree Days
Total annual precipitation (inches)

January: 56.2
January: 32.9

July: 89.5
July: 68.0
73,893
52.62

Soil Resource
Dominant (largest area) soil type:Murville Muck
Taxonomic Classification (formal soil name):Mu

# acres: 63,161

% total acres: 11.3

Soil profile characteristics for this dominant soil type
Horizon

Depth (inch)

Clay content (%)

Available water capacity (inch/foot)

Organic Matter
(%)

pH

Permeability (inch/ hour) Textural
Class

Oa
A
Bh
Cg

Land Capability Class (LCC)
LLC for dominant soil type:
LCC
I KaA
II AuB
III BaB

Wheat 40bu
Corn 75bu corn70bu Select a soil in each LCC, list 2 crops & average yield (bu/a) corn 120bu
Soybeans 25bu
Wheat 30bu

For the dominant soil type and potential land uses listed below, characterize the limitation for each
Land Use
Degree of limitation
Cause of limitation
Building house w/o basement moderate wetness thin layer
Building house w/ basement severe wetness improbable Installing a septic system severe wetness improbable Lawns, landscaping moderate seepage slightly improble
Installing a pond severe wetness improbable Recreational area moderate wetness thin layer
Define the following (do this for only one county):
Growing Degree Day:
A unit of heat available for plant growth. It can be calculated by adding the maximum and minimum daily temperatures, dividing the sum by 2, and subtracting the temperatures below which growth is minimal for the principal crops in the area (50 degrees F).
Permeability:

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