*2301001*
Pit #1
California CDE - Soil and Land Evaluation
Contestant #1
Team #1
Group: 1
Contestant: 1
SURFACE SOIL (Fill in ONE bubble for each item).
1. COLOR (5)
A
2. TEXTURE (5)
A
Very Dark
Black, Very Dark Gray, Very Dark Brown,or
Dusky Red
B
Medium or Bright
None to Few
Course, Medium, Fine or Loamy Sands
B
C
B
Medium
D
A
B
Moderate
C
Severe
From 36-60%
D
Very Fine
Extreme
Sandy Clay, Clay, or Silty Clay
Prevents Farming Operation > 60%
Very Thick
20 Inches or more
Affects Farming Operation 15-35%
Fine
Very Light
4. THICKNESS (3)
<15% by Volume
Sandy Clay Loam, Clay Loam, or Silty Clay Loam
White, Light Grey, Pale Brown, Pale
Yellow, Pale Red
D
A
Coarse
Sandy Loam, Loam, Silt Loam or Silt
Brown, Yellowish or Reddish Brown,
Brown Yellow, or Red
C
3. GRAVEL AND ROCK (3)
Thick
10 through 19 Inches
C
Thin
4 through 9 Inches
D
Very Thin
Less Than 4 Inches
Drab or Mottled
Dull Gray, Olive, Bluish Gray, Grey Brown,
Yellow Spotted
SUB SOIL (Fill in ONE bubble for each item or if no SUBSOIL is present mark NONE for EACH item.
5. COLOR (5)
6. TEXTURE (5)
7. THICKNESS (3)
A
None (no Subsoil)
A
None (no Subsoil)
A
None (no Subsoil)
B
Very Dark
B
Coarse
B
Very Thick
C
Thick
D
Thin
E
Very Thin
Black, Very Dark Gray, Very Dark Brown,or Dusky Red
C
Medium or Bright
D
Very Light
E
Drab or Mottled
Course, Medium, Fine or Loamy Sands
C
Medium
D
Fine
E
Very Fine
Dark Brown, Yellowish or Reddish Brown, Brown Yellow, or Red
20 Inches or more
Sandy Loam, Loam, Silt Loam or Silt
White, Light Grey, Pale Brown, Pale Yellow, Pale Red
10 through 19 Inches
Sandy Clay Loam, Clay Loam, or Silty Clay Loam
Dull Gray, Olive, Bluish Gray, Grey Brown, Yellow Spotted
4 through 9 Inches
Sandy Clay, Clay, or Silty Clay
Less Than 4 Inches
INTERPRETATION OF SOIL FEATIURES (Fill in ONE bubble for each item).
8. Type of Material that
Limits Depth (5)
A
None
No Limiting
Material
B
Bedrock
Soft or Hard
C
Hardpan
Cemented
D
Extremely Gravelly
Material or high water
table
9. Parent or Underlying
Material (5)
A
Hard Bedrock
10. Depth of Soil Favorable for
Roots Water Penetration (5)
A
Very Deep
11. Air and Water
Movement (5)
A
60 inches or more
B
Soft Bedrock
B
Deep
Open: Single Grain
B
40 through 59 inches
C
Loose or Mixed Material
C
Moderately Deep
20 through 39 inches
D
Organic Materials
Peat or Muck
D
Rapid
Open and Porous:
Granular or Crumb Structure
C
Moderate
Slightly Compact:
Granular or Blocky Structure
Shallow
Less than 20 inches
Very Rapid
D
Slow
Compact: Blocky Prismatic
Structure or Massive
12. Available Water
Holding Capacity to 60
Inches (5)
A
High
> 7.5 inches
B
Medium
5 to 7.5"
C
Low
3.5 to 5 inches
D
Very Low
Less Than 3.5 inches
ACCELERATED EROSION (Fill in ONE bubble for each item).
13. Amount of Erosion or Evidence of Deposition
(3)
A
A
None to Slight
Less than or equal to 10%
B
B
Moderate
Less than or equal to 25%
C
C
High or Severe
Greater than 25%
D
D
Evidence of Damaging Deposition
TOPOGRAPHY or LAY OF LAND (Fill in ONE bubble for each item).
14. Kind of Erosion (3)
15. Landscape Position (3)
A
None
B
Active Gully or Streambank
Erosion
C
Bottomland
D
Basin
Recent Alluvial Fans, Flood Plains
Evidence of Wind Erosion
Flat, Ponded or Lake Bed Deposits, Playas
lines to identify the most intensive
use(s).)
---------- Land Suitable for Permanent Vegetation --------
CLASS V
Nearly Level Grazing Land, Few Grazing
Limitations
B
CLASS II
Some Limitations or Problems-Good Land
F
CLASS VI
Grazing or Woodland- Some Restrictions
C
CLASS III
Many Limitations or Complex Problems
G
CLASS VII
Range or Woodland - Severe Limitations
D
CLASS IV
Very Limited in Crop Use or Very Complex
Problems
H
CLASS VIII
Wildlife, Recreation, or Watershed
LAND MANAGEMENT NEEDS
Shallow Soil Problems
Fineness or Compaction
Dense or Hard Pan
Courseness or Dryness
Wetness or Flooding
URBAN LAND LIMITATION (5)
Irrigated Crops
Building Sites
Non-Irrigated Crops
Range
Woodland
Wildlife, Recreation, Watershed
None
21. Erosion Control Practices (3)
A
None
B
Vegetative Cover and
Mulches
Irrigation Management or Drainage
Erosion Control
Fertility Improvement Pratices
Chiseling or Ripping
Grazing Management
Woodland Management
C
Contour Farming and/or Terraces
and Waterways
D
Gully or Streambank
Stabilization
22. Irrgation Method (3)
A
None
B
Flood
C
Furrow
D
Sprinkler
E
Drip
F
Sub-Irrigation
Fill in one bubble on each line for Slight, Moderate, or Severe
SLIGHT
23. Limitation for Septic Tank Filter Fields
24. Limitations for Shrink-Swell
25. Limations for Foundations without Basement
26. Limations for Local Roads and Streets
27. Limitations for Top Soil
A
B
C
D
E
F
(Fill in 1-3 bubbles for each item Indicating the PRIORITY for the Practice(s) Needed)
20. Agricultural Management Pratices (3)
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
Slope
Greater then 25%
18. LAND USE (5) (Fill in bubbles for ONE to THREE
E
Erosion
E
Steep
Less than or equal to 25%
No Special Problems - Very Good Land
None
D
Strongly Sloping
Less than or equal to 15%
CLASS I
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
C
Moderate Sloping
Less than or equal to 5%
Soil From Transported Materials
A
(Fill in ONE to THREE bubbles for identifying the
MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEMS(S).
B
Gently Sloping
Less than or equal to 2%
Terrace, Foot Slope, Dune
Land, Old Alluvial Fans
17. LAND CAPABILITY CLASSIFICATION (Fill in ONE bubble ONLY). (8)
19. MAJOR PROBLEMS IN USE (5)
A
Nearly Level
Soil Developed From Underlying Bedrock
Evidence of Sheet or Rill
Erosion
----------Land Suitable for Cultivated Crops ---------
16. Steepness of Slope (5)
Upland
A
A
A
A
A
MODERATE
B
B
B
B
B
SEVERE
C
C
C
C
C
Soil and Land Evaluation Pit #1 (Side 2)
Contestant: 1