Soil Survey of Brown County, Kansas
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United States In cooperation with Department of Kansas Agricultural Agriculture Experiment Station Soil Survey of Brown County, Natural Kansas Resources Conservation Service i How To Use This Soil Survey Detailed Soil Maps The detailed soil maps can be useful in planning the use and management of small areas. To find information about your area of interest, locate that area on the Index to Map Sheets. Note the number of the map sheet and turn to that sheet. Locate your area of interest on the map sheet. Note the map unit symbols that are in that area. Turn to the Contents, which lists the map units by symbol and name and shows the page where each map unit is described. The Contents shows which table has data on a specific land use for each detailed soil map unit. Also see the Contents for sections of this publication that may address your specific needs. ii This soil survey is a publication of the National Cooperative Soil Survey, a joint effort of the United States Department of Agriculture and other Federal agencies, State agencies including the Agricultural Experiment Stations, and local agencies. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (formerly the Soil Conservation Service) has leadership for the Federal part of the National Cooperative Soil Survey. Major fieldwork for this soil survey was completed in 1992. Soil names and descriptions were approved in 1994. Unless otherwise indicated, statements in this publication refer to conditions in the survey area in 1994. This survey was made cooperatively by the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station. It is part of the technical assistance furnished to the Brown County Conservation District. Soil maps in this survey may be copied without permission. Enlargement of these maps, however, could cause misunderstanding of the detail of mapping. If enlarged, maps do not show the small areas of contrasting soils that could have been shown at a larger scale. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all of its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact the USDA’s TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice or TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326W, Whitten Building, 14th and Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250- 9410, or call 202-720-5964 (voice or TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Cover: Terraces, contour farming, and a grassed waterway in an area of Aksarben soils. Additional information about the Nation’s natural resources is available online from the Natural Resources Conservation Service at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov. iii Contents How To Use This Soil Survey ..................................................................................... i Foreword .................................................................................................................... vii General Nature of the County ........................................................................................ 1 Climate ..................................................................................................................... 2 How This Survey Was Made ......................................................................................... 3 Detailed Soil Map Units ............................................................................................. 5 4350—Chase silty clay loam, rarely flooded ............................................................. 6 4725—Kipson-Sogn complex, 5 to 30 percent slopes .............................................. 7 4832—Wamego silty clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes ............................................. 8 4834—Wamego-Vinland silty clay loams, 3 to 15 percent slopes ............................ 9 7050—Kennebec silt loam, occasionally flooded .....................................................10 7051—Kennebec silt loam, frequently flooded ......................................................... 11 7060—Muscotah silt loam, overwash, occasionally flooded.....................................12 7061—Muscotah silty clay loam, occasionally flooded ............................................13 7091—Wabash silty clay, occasionally flooded .......................................................14 7171—Reading silt loam, moderately wet, rarely flooded .........................................15 7205—Aksarben silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes ...........................................16 7206—Aksarben silty clay loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes ...........................................17 7207—Aksarben silty clay loam, 5 to 11 percent slopes .........................................18 7220—Burchard clay loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes .................................................19 7225—Burchard-Steinauer clay loams, 12 to 18 percent slopes ..............................20 7255—Grundy silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes ........................................................21 7290—Marshall silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes ......................................................22 7293—Marshall silty clay loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes.............................................22 7301—Martin silty clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes ................................................23 7303—Martin silty clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes, eroded ...................................24 7304—Martin silty clay loam, 7 to 12 percent slopes ..............................................25 7415—Mayberry clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes ...................................................26 7436—Morrill loam, 7 to 12 percent slopes, eroded .................................................27 7455—Olmitz loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes ...............................................................28 7470—Padonia-Martin silty clay loams, 5 to 9 percent slopes ................................29 7471—Padonia-Martin silty clay loams, 9 to 25 percent slopes ..............................30 7473—Padonia-Oska silty clay loams, 5 to 9 percent slopes..................................31 7500—Pawnee clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes .....................................................33 7502—Pawnee clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes .....................................................34 7504—Pawnee clay loam, 7 to 12 percent slopes ...................................................34 7510—Pawnee clay, 3 to 7 percent slopes, eroded .................................................35 7515—Pawnee clay, 7 to 12 percent slopes, eroded ...............................................36 7585—Shelby clay loam, 7 to 12 percent slopes.....................................................37 7587—Shelby clay loam, 12 to 18 percent slopes, eroded ......................................38 7681—Wymore silty clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes.............................................39 7683—Wymore silty clay loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes.............................................40 7688—Wymore-Baileyville complex, 3 to 6 percent slopes, eroded .........................41 7750—Nodaway silt loam, occasionally flooded ......................................................42 7851—Judson silt loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes ........................................................43 iv 7920—Contrary silty clay loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes.............................................44 7965—Monona silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes .......................................................45 7966—Monona silt loam, 5 to 11 percent slopes, eroded.........................................46 7981—Pohocco-Netawaka silt loams, 11 to 17 percent slopes, eroded ...................47 7982—Pohocco-Netawaka silt loams, 17 to 30 percent slopes ...............................48 9971—Arents, earthen dam .....................................................................................49 9983—Gravel pits and quarries ................................................................................49 9986—Miscellaneous water .....................................................................................49 9999—Water ...........................................................................................................49 Prime Farmland ........................................................................................................51 Use and Management of the Soils...........................................................................53 Interpretive Ratings ..................................................................................................53 Rating Class Terms .............................................................................................53 Crops and Pasture ...................................................................................................53 Land Capability Classification .............................................................................54 Yields per Acre ....................................................................................................55 Rangeland ...............................................................................................................55 Forestland Management and Productivity ................................................................56