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Soil Productivity Ratings and Estimated Yields for Moody County, South Dakota

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Page INTRODUCTION ...... 1

DATA ...... 2

METHODS ...... 2

YIELD and SOIL PRODUCTIVITY RATING RESULTS ...... 2

SUMMARY ...... 5

LITERATURE CITED ...... 6

TABLE 1 (Moody County, South Dakota, Yield Information and Soil Productivity Ratings) . . 8

ABBREVIATIONS USED IN TABLE 1 ...... 16

APPENDIX TABLE A1 (Forage Value Ratings for South Dakota Range Plants) ...... 17

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The author thanks USDA-NRCS staff and SDSU colleagues for their review of the manuscript and Dr . Alexander ‘Sandy’ Smart for his review of the forage value ratings used in this publication .

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Soil Productivity Ratings and Estimated Yields for Moody County, South Dakota1

D.D. Malo2

INTRODUCTION divided into phases to make predictions more precise . Most soil Soils may be thick or thin, stony or non-stony, salty or non- phases are made on the basis of slope, drainage, salinity, stones, salty, sandy or clayey or of medium texture, sloping or flat or in or erosion (e .g ., Moody-Trent silty clay loams, 0 to 2% slopes; basins, well drained or very poorly drained, and may occur where Ethan-Egan complex, 5 to 9% slopes; Ethan-Egan complex, 2 to climates are moist or dry and warm or cool . Soil variability affects 9% slopes, very stony) . As a result, there are 60 soil mapping units soil behavior, including what crops can be grown and what yields and 2 water mapping units in Moody County . of crops, timber, and grass (range) can be expected . In addition to the description of its landscape and profile (i .e ., Soil maps like those in modern detailed soil surveys and available a cut exposing a vertical section of the soil), each soil series and online in Web Soil Survey (Soil Survey Staff, 2011a) show where many soil phases have been observed on research fields, demon- various soils and soil mapping units occur (Malo, 2008) . Soil stration plots, or farm/ranch fields to determine which crops/ mapping units are defined in terms of a national soil classification grass grow well and what plant yields can normally be expected . system, Soil Taxonomy (Soil Survey Staff, 1999) and Keys to Soil Taxonomy (Soil Survey Staff, 2010) . The objectives of this research: 1 . Revise and update Plant Science Pamphlet 38 (Malo The basic unit of soil classification is the soil series . Two soil series et al ., 1990) by obtaining current crop and range yield examples are the Moody series and the Talmo series . Moody is data for each soil mapping unit in Moody County . defined as having a very deep, permeable, well-to-moderately-well- 2 . Develop a crop rating for each soil mapping unit that is drained, silty profile, generally on nearly level to moderately sloping suited for crops in Moody County . upland landscapes (Moody Official Series Description [Soil Survey 3 . Develop a grass/range rating for each soil mapping unit Staff, 2011b]), while the Talmo series has a very deep, sandy, exces- in Moody County . sively drained, rapidly permeable profile, generally on flat outwash 4 . Develop a soil productivity rating that ties together the stream terraces or steep slopes (Talmo Official Series Description crop and range rating productivity arrays . [Soil Survey Staff, 2011b]) . From this brief description, one can see 5 . Prepare a yield/soil productivity table and report for that the Moody soil has characteristics that would make it produc- Moody County . tive for a large number of crops, while the Talmo soil is droughty and would produce only a poor-to-fair growth of grass . The ratings developed in this report are comparative ratings, and they apply to the soil mapping units in Moody County . The Moody County soils have been organized into 42 soil series—each soil mapping unit ratings found in this publication are for local of which is described in detail by the National Cooperative Soil use and will differ somewhat from the soil mapping unit ratings Survey (Soil Survey Staff, 2011a; Kunze, 1989) . Soil series are sub- in adjacent or nearby counties . The ratings in this revision may

1Contribution from the Plant Science Department and the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station, College of Agriculture and Biological Sci- ences, South Dakota State University, Brookings, 57007-2141. Project H-3AH163.

2Distinguished Professor of Pedology, Plant Science Department, College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, South Dakota State University, Brookings, 57007-2141. 1 Soil Productivity Ratings and Estimated Yields for Moody County, South Dakota differ from the earlier 1990 version due to new yield and range 1999]) . This publication’s appendix table A1 contains a listing of information gathered since 1990 . Forage Use Values for range plants found in Moody County .

More information, in addition to the Moody County Soil Survey METHODS (Soil Survey Staff, 2011a; Kunze, 1989), about the extent and pro- The procedure described in this report is a revision and updat- ductivity of each soil series found in Moody County is available: ing of an earlier soil productivity rating system (Malo et al ., 1990; e .g ., Moody soil extent map (National Cooperative Soil Survey, Malo and Westin, 1978) . The four steps used to calculate soil 2011); Major Land Resource Area (MLRA) information (USDA- productivity ratings in this procedure are as follows: Natural Resources Conservation Service, 2006); Westin and Malo, 1 . Determine comparative crop ratings for every soil map- 1978; Malo and Westin, 1978 . ping unit where data is available . 2 . Determine a comparative range rating based on useable In addition to the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Sta- forage amounts for each soil mapping unit . tion at South Dakota State University, the local USDA Natural 3 . Calculate a balance point factor (used to equate range Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the South Dakota ratings with crop ratings) . Cooperative Extension Service are other excellent sources of soils 4 . Develop a soil productivity rating that reflects the high- information . est and best use for each soil mapping unit .

Soil ratings determined by the methods described in this publica- YIELD and SOIL PRODUCTIVITY RATING RESULTS tion compare soils and should not change relative to each other The results of the procedures described above for Moody County with fluctuations in economic conditions, as they are based on the are presented in table 1 . Explanations given below assist in under- physical and chemical properties of soils . Advancements in tech- standing what each column in table 1 represents and/or how it nology also should not greatly alter the ranking of soils, because was determined . The column number is shown in parentheses (-) . soils tend to behave similarly . The potential yield advantage of one soil over another usually does not change because a new form MAP SYMBOL (1) – Symbols used on soil maps in the Moody of fertilizer or a new plant variety has been developed . County Soil Survey (Kunze, 1989; Soil Survey Staff, 2011a) .

DATA MAP UNIT NAME (2) – Name of the soil mapping unit . Infor- The data used in this study includes crop and range yields, range mation is from the Moody County Soil Survey (Kunze, 1989; Soil composition, and modern detailed soil survey information from Survey Staff, 2011a) . the Web Soil Survey (Soil Survey Staff, 2011a; Malo, 2008) and the published Moody County Soil Survey (Kunze, 1989) . Data PHASE INFORMATION (3) – Phase information (e .g ., differ- for each soil mapping unit and soil series was obtained from the ences in flooding, ponding, drained, undrained, drainageways, USDA-NRCS data files and online . Current (March 2011) indi- gravel, stones, boulders, texture variations, etc .) . Information is vidual soil series information reports listing crop and range yields from the Moody County Soil Survey (Kunze, 1989; Soil Survey and range plant species composition from Web Soil Survey (Soil Staff, 2011a) . Survey Staff, 2011a) were used . Yields selected were for normal climatic conditions with average management . ACRES (4) – Acreage of each soil mapping unit . Information is from Moody County Soil Survey (Soil Survey Staff, 2011a) . Prior to starting this report, a determination of Forage Use Values (percentage of total forage produced that is useable to livestock) PERCENT SLOPE (5) – Range in % slope used for each soil map- for native range plant species was completed by A . Smart (range ping unit . Information is from the Moody County Soil Survey scientist) and D . Malo (soil scientist) at South Dakota State (Kunze, 1989; Soil Survey Staff, 2011a) . University . Descriptive grazing and palatability information on grassland plants was also used from Internet (The PLANTS Da- PERCENT of NAMED SOIL in SOIL MAPPING UNIT (6) – Per- tabase [http://plants .usda gov,. USDA, NRCS, 2011]; Fire Effects cent of named soil in the soil mapping unit . When soil mapping Information System [http://www .fs .fed .us/database/feis/ USDA, unit is a complex (e .g ., Ethan-Egan) then both percentages are FS, 2011]) and print sources (Grassland Plants of South Dakota given and separated by a slash (/) . Information is from Moody and the Northern Great Plains [Johnson and Larson, 1999]; Plants County Soil Survey (Kunze, 1989; Soil Survey Staff, 2011a) . of the Black Hills and Bear Lodge Mountains [Larson and Johnson,

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PERCENT MINOR SOILS (7) – Percent of each soil mapping 12 . The value in this column represents the average of those crops unit that is composed of minor or non-named soils . Information for which a soil mapping unit has yield information available . The is from the Moody County Soil Survey (Kunze, 1989; Soil Survey presence of yield information in table 1 does not always mean a Staff, 2011a) . soil mapping unit is well suited or adapted for that crop .

LAND CAPABILITY CLASS and SUBCLASS (8) – The Land FINAL CROP RATING (34) – Final Crop Rating (FCR) for the Capability classification class and subclass for each soil mapping soil mapping unit . The soil mapping unit having the highest unit . Information is from the Moody County Soil Survey (Kunze, average (composite) adapted crop percentage rating is assigned a 1989; Soil Survey Staff, 2011a) . 100% FCR and all other soils are given FCRs determined by their ability to produce crops when compared to the best soil in Moody Soils in Land Capability Classes 1, 2, 3, and 4 are normally con- County . For Moody County, the average percent was divided by sidered suitable for cropland; soils in Land Capability Classes 5, 100% . This procedure was followed for soil mapping units with 6, and 7 are suited for timber and range production; and soils crop yield information . in Land Capability Class 8 are considered to have little value for agricultural production . As the Land Capability Class numerical WEB SOIL SURVEY CROP RATING (35) – This value is from the ranking increases, there are increasing limitations to crop, grass Web Soil Survey (Soil Survey Staff, 2011a) . The highest value is 98% . (range), and timber production . WEB SOIL SURVEY ADJUSTED CROP RATING (36) – The The four Land Capability subclasses: e (erosion limitation [wind, adjusted Web Soil Survey crop rating for each soil mapping unit . water, or both]); w (wetness limitation [drainage, flooding, or The soil mapping unit with the highest value is assigned 100%, ponding]); s (root zone limitation [too thin, too rocky, too sandy, and all other crop ratings are compared to it . For Moody County, too clayey, too salty, too acid, too alkaline, etc .]); and c (climate the Web Soil Survey Crop Rating (column 35) was divided by limitation [too dry, too cold, too windy, etc .]) . These subclass 98%, the highest Web Soil Survey Crop Value for Moody County . symbols identify the limitation for crop, grass, and timber production, while the numerical class value (1–8) identifies the sever- ECOLOGICAL SITE RANGELAND (37) – Ecological Site Range- ity of the limitation . land Identification (site name and ID) of the named soils in each soil mapping unit . Information is from the Moody County Soil YIELDS and PERCENT RANKING for EACH CROP (9–32) – Survey (Soil Survey Staff, 2011a) . Predicted soil mapping unit dryland crop yields (average management and normal climatic conditions) of the major crops grown Range Site – NRCS ID in () in Moody County (Soil Survey Staff, 2011a) . The soil mapping Clayey Overflow (R102BY021SD) unit with the highest predicted yield for each crop was given a rat- Limy Subirrigated (R102BY006SD) ing of 100%, and the other soil mapping units were given percent- Loamy (R102AY010SD, R102BY010SD) age ratings determined by their adapted ability when compared Loamy Overflow (R102AY020SD, R102BY020SD) to the 100% soil . Individual ratings were prepared for each crop N/A = Not assigned an Ecological Site for range (columns 10, 12, 14, etc .) . Where no yield data was available, no Saline Subirrigated (102BY036SD) rating was calculated for that crop . Soil mapping units with >65% Subirrigated (R102BY003SD) of soils in Land Capability Classes 5, 6, 7, and 8 are not suited for Shallow Marsh (R102BY001SD) cropland, and thus no crop yields are given for those soil map- Shallow to Gravel (R102BY014SD) ping units . For those soil mapping units that are a complex, the Sandy (R102BY009SD) crop yields were determined based on a weighted average (percent Thin Upland (R102BY012SD) composition) of the soils present (Soil Survey Staff, 2011a) . Very Shallow (R102BY016SD)

AVERAGE CROP RATING PERCENT (33) – Composite (average) crop rating of the soil mapping unit . The percent ratings of each crop (columns 10, 12, 14, etc .) are added together and divided by the number of crops where yield information is available . Consequently, some soil mapping units may only have two or three crop ratings to average, while others may have as many as

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ECOLOGICAL SITE PASTURELAND (38) – Ecological Site ADJUSTED RANGE RATING (43) – The Range Rating (column Pasture Group (Group name and ID) of the named soils in each 42) for each soil mapping unit was equated to the FCR using soil mapping unit . Information is from the Moody County Soil the soils with the Land Capability Class 4 classification in South Survey (Soil Survey Staff, 2011a) . Dakota . The procedure used is described below .

Pasture Group – NRCS ID in () In practice, most soils in Land Capability Classes 1, 2, and 3 are Clayey Subsoil (G102BY210SD) used for cultivated crops, while soils in Classes 5, 6, and 7 are used Droughty Loam (G102CY120NE) to raise native grass and/or timber . Soils in Land Capability Class Limy Upland (G102BY400SD, G102CY400NE) 4 have very severe limitations for cropland and are used for both Loam (G102AY100SD, G102BY100SD, G102CY100NE) cropland and for range, and therefore are useful to establish the Not Suited/Assigned (G102BY000SD, G102CY000NE) relationship between the soils used mainly for cropland and those Overflow (G102AY500SD, G102CY500NE) used mainly for range . However, the soils in Land Capability Class Saline (G102BY8955SD) 4 vary; some are wet, some are steep, and some have a root zone Silty (102BY010SD_2) limitation . Therefore, although all soils in Land Capability Class Steep Loam (G102CY109NE) 4 have severe limitations for crop production, they are not all of Subirrigated (G102BY700SD, G102CY700NE) equal productivity . Very Droughty Loam (G102CY130NE) Wet (G102BY900SD, G102CY900NE) The Adjusted Range Rating (ARR) value for each soil mapping unit was determined by multiplying the Range Rating (column RANGE (GRASS) YIELD (39) – Predicted total annual native 42) by the Balance Point Factor (BPF) of 0 .804 (Malo and Westin, range yield (normal climatic conditions with average manage- 1978) . The overall state-average Balance Point Factor was used ment) in pounds per acre for the soil mapping unit . For each soil to standardize calculations and to make Adjusted Range ratings mapping unit, the predicted total annual native range yield was comparable with Final Crop ratings . determined based on percent composition of the soils present in each soil mapping unit . Information is from the Moody County SOIL PRODUCTIVITY RATING (44) – The Soil Productivity Soil Survey (Web Soil Survey, 2011a) . Rating (SPR) is the highest value of the Final Crop Rating (FCR, column 34) or the Adjusted Range Rating (ARR, column 43) . FORAGE USE VALUE (40) – The Forage Use Value (FUV) was Normally, the FCR value is selected as the SPR for soil mapping determined for each soil mapping unit based on each soil present units in Land Capability Classes 1, 2, 3, and 4 . The SPR for soil and the individual species composition for each soil found in the mapping units in Land Capability Classes 5, 6, 7, and 8 is normal- soil mapping unit (Moody County Soil Survey data from Web Soil ly the Adjusted Range Rating (ARR) (column 40) . In those cases Survey, 2011a) . Forage Value Ratings (FVR) for native plant spe- where the ARR is greater than the FCR, the land is best suited for cies found in Moody County are presented in appendix table A1 . range/grass production due to the limitations present . There are The final FUV is a weighted average of all soils (including minor soils used for crop production that are best suited for grass/range . soils) in a soil mapping unit . The FVR was weighted by the species composition (% of the total) to determine the composite FUV for REMARKS (45) – Additional remarks for selected soil mapping each soil in a soil mapping unit . The composite FUV (weighted units are given in column 45 . These features are to be considered average of all soils in a soil mapping unit) was used to determine on a case-by-case basis and may be used to adjust the SPR . For the pounds of useable forage for each soil mapping unit . example, if an area has 10% water and/or trees, the SPR should be reduced by 10% or more . A recent study by the NRCS for USEABLE RANGE YIELD (41) – Estimated pounds per acre of the Chaska soil mapping unit (Kunze, personal communica- useable forage for the soil mapping unit . Calculated by taking the tion, 2011) shows that percent reductions of 50% or more may Range Yield (column 39) times the FUV (column 40) . be needed to more accurately reflect local conditions for that soil mapping unit . On-site inspection is recommended for those RANGE RATING (42) – The rating of each soil mapping unit if soil mapping units where remarks (see column 45 in table 1) are the soil mapping unit with the highest useable range yield is given given . A suggestion is that for each percent a soil mapping unit is the rating of 100% . In Moody County, each useable range yield affected by the item(s) in the remarks column, the SPR should be (column 41) was divided by 5,232 to obtain the Range Rating . reduced by the same percentage or more .

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SUMMARY 3 . Adjusted Web Soil Survey Crop Productivity Array This publication presents the methodology and current (2011) (column 36 in table 1) . yield information and different productivity arrays of the soil 4 . Range Productivity Array, column 42 in table 1 (consid- mapping units in Moody County to meet various user needs . The ers only range yield and species composition informa- productivity arrays presented include the following: tion when comparing soils) . 5 . Soil Productivity Array, column 44 in table 1 (equates 1 . Single Crop Productivity arrays, columns 10, 12, 14, 16, the FCR and ARR arrays using a balance point factor 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, and 32 in table 1 (considers which is based on the soils in Land Capability Class 4; only crop yield information when comparing soils) . this array represents the highest and best use for each 2 . Final Crop Productivity Array, column 34 in table 1 soil mapping unit based on soil properties) . (considers only crop yield information when comparing soils) .

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LITERATURE CITED 8 . Soil Survey Staff, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 1 . Johnson, J .R . and G .E . Larson . 1999 . Grassland Plants of United States Department of Agriculture . 2011a . Web South Dakota and the Northern Great Plains . B566 Soil Survey . Online at http://websoilsurvey .nrcs .usda . (rev .) . SD Agr . Exp . Sta ., College of Agric and Biol Sci ., gov/ (accessed March 2011) . South Dakota State University, Brookings . 9 . ----- . 2011b . Official Soil Series Descriptions . USDA- 2 . Kunze, B .O . 1989 . Soils Survey of Moody County, SD . NRCE, Lincoln, NE . Online at http://soils .usda .gov/ USDA-SCS . Superintendent of Documents, US Gov- technical/classification/osd/index .html (accessed ernment Printing Office, Washington, DC . March 2011) .

3 . Larson, G E. . and J .R . Johnson . 1999 . Plants of the Black 10 . ---- . 2010 . Keys to Soil Taxonomy, 11th ed . USDA-Natural Hills and Bear Lodge Mountains . B732 . SD Agr . Exp . Resources Conservation Service, Washington, DC . Sta ,. College of Agric and Biol Sci ., South Dakota State Online at http://soils .usda .gov/technical/classification/ University, Brookings . tax_keys/ (accessed March 2011) .

4 . Malo, D .D . 2008 . Online Sources of Basic Soils Informa- tion . In Soil Science Step-by-Step Field Analysis . Ed . 11 . ---- . 1999 . Soil Taxonomy . Agriculture Handbook 436 . Logsdon, S, D . Clay, D . Moore, and T . Tsegaye . Soil Sci- USDA–Natural Resources Conservation Service . Su- ence Society of America . Madison, WI (pp . 35–48) . perintendent of Documents, US Government Printing Office Washington, DC 20402 . Online at http://soils . 5 . ----- . 1990 . Soil Productivity Ratings and Estimated Yields usda .gov/technical/classification/taxonomy/ (accessed for Moody County, South Dakota . Plant Science March 2011) . Pamphlet #38 . Plant Science Department . SD Agr . Exp . Sta ,. College of Agric and Biol Sci ., South Dakota State 12 . USDA, FS . 2011 . The Fire Effects Information System University, Brookings . (FEIS) . http://www .fs .fed .us/database/feis/ (accessed March 2011) . U .S . Department of Agriculture, Forest 6 . Malo, D .D . and F .C . Westin . 1978 . Rating South Dakota Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sci- Soils According to Productivity, B657 . SD Agr . Exp . ences Laboratory . Missoula, Mont . Sta ,. College of Agric and Biol Sci ., South Dakota State University, Brookings . 13 . USDA, NRCS . 2011 . The PLANTS Database (http:// plants .usda .gov, accessed March 2011) . National Plant 7 . National Cooperative Soil Survey . 2011 . Soil Extent Map- Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA . ping Tool . Pennsylvania State University (Center for Environmental Information), West Virginia Uni- 14 . ---- . 2006 . Land Resource Regions and Major Land versity, and USDA–Natural Resources Conservation Resource Areas of the United States, the Caribbean, Service (National Geospatial Development Center and and the Pacific Basin . U .S . Department of Agriculture National Soil Survey Center) . Cooperative Ecologi- Handbook 296 . Online at http://soils .usda .gov/survey/ cal Studies Unit (CESU) Cooperative Agreement geography/mlra/index .html (accessed March 2011) . #68-3A75-4-104 . Online at http://www .cei .psu .edu/ The interactive MLRA Explorer online at http://www . soiltool/semtool .html?seriesname=MOODY (accessed cei .psu .edu/mlra/ (accessed March 2011) . March 2011) . 15 . Westin, F .C . and D .D . Malo . 1978, Soils of South Dakota . Bull . 656 . SD Agr . Exp . Sta ., College of Agric . And Biol . Sci ., South Dakota State University, Brookings .

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7 Soil Productivity Ratings and Estimated Yields for Moody County, South Dakota na na na na na na na (14) 46.2 76.9 71.8 97.4 94.9 71.8 97.4 87.2 89.7 48.7 69.2 66.7 56.4 79.5 82.1 87.2 76.9 66.7 71.8 66.7 76.9 74.4 69.2 100.0 Rtg % Brome- grass Hay * na na na na na na na 3.9 1.8 3.0 2.8 3.8 3.7 2.8 3.8 3.4 3.5 1.9 2.7 2.6 2.2 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.0 2.6 2.8 2.6 3.0 2.9 2.7 (13) grass Brome- Hay t/a na na na na na na na (12) 93.5 50.0 30.6 75.8 82.3 67.7 35.5 93.5 88.7 67.7 43.5 77.4 72.6 61.3 72.6 83.9 91.9 79.0 66.1 67.7 66.1 82.3 77.4 71.0 Rtg % Barley * 58 31 19 47 51 42 22 58 55 42 27 48 45 38 45 52 57 49 41 42 41 51 48 44 na na na na na na na (11) bu/a Barley Crop Yields and Ratings Crop Yields % na na na na na na na Alf (10) 93.8 41.7 10.4 66.7 66.7 41.7 10.4 81.3 83.3 54.2 43.8 64.6 60.4 52.1 68.8 75.0 83.3 70.8 62.5 64.6 62.5 70.8 68.8 64.6 Rating * (9) na na na na na na na 4.5 2.0 0.5 3.2 3.2 2.0 0.5 3.9 4.0 2.6 2.1 3.1 2.9 2.5 3.3 3.6 4.0 3.4 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.4 3.3 3.1 Alfalfa Hay t/a 1 1 1 1` 3s 2s 3s 2s 2s 2s 2s 7s 2s 2e 2e 2e 2e (8) 4w 5w 8w 2w 6w 4w Land 6e/7s 2e/6s 7s/3e 2e/3e 6e/4e 4e/3e 2e/3e 2s/2w Capab. Subclass 10 15 15 15 10 15 15 15 10 10 10 15 10 10 20 15 15 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 (7) Soils % Minor 90 85 85 85 90 85 85 85 90 90 90 85 90 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 (6) Soils 60/30 50/30 55/25 60/25 60/25 60/25 50/35 50/35 45/40 50/35 60/30 % Named % (5) 0-2 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-3 0-2 0-1 0-2 0-1 0-2 2-9 0-2 0-2 0-2 2-6 2-9 0-2 2-6 0-2 2-6 0-2 0-2 5-9 2-9 0-2 2-6 2-6 6-40 6-25 6-25 Slope (4) 437 327 691 916 968 714 1,351 1,898 4,885 3,170 1,902 3,609 3,564 3,188 2,454 6,183 1,217 4,360 5,714 2,850 3,015 1,484 9,326 4,120 1,849 6,307 1,159 1,687 5,674 2,667 Acres 18,074 (3) Phase UNDRAINED UNDRAINED PONDED CHANNELED UNDRAINED VERY BOULDERY VERY STONY (2) Map Unit Name Moody County, South Dakota, Yield Information and Soil Productivity Ratings South Dakota, Yield Moody County, Alcester silty clay loam Alwilda sandy loam Arlo loam Baltic silty clay loam Baltic silty clay loam Blendon sandy loam Bon loam Chancellor silty clay loam Chaska loam Clamo silty clay Davis loam Davis loam Davison-Crossplain clay loams Delmont loam complex Delmont-Talmo Dempster silt loam Dempster silt loam complex Dempster-Talmo Dimo clay loam Doland loam Doland-Bonilla loams Egan-Ethan complex Enet loam Enet-Dimo complex Ethan-Clarno loams Ethan-Clarno loams Ethan-Egan complex Ethan-Egan complex Flandreau loam Flandreau loam Flandreau-Maddock complex (1) Map Symbol Plant Science Department, South Dakota State University (March 2011) Each column is defined and described in the text (pp. 2–4). Abbreviations are on page 16. Ac Ad Ar Ba Bb BeA Bo Ca Ch Cm DaA DaB Dc DeA DgD DmA DmB DnB Do DsB DvA EeB EnA EoA ErD EsD EtC ExC FaA FaB FmB Table 1. 1. Table 8 Soil Productivity Ratings and Estimated Yields for Moody County, South Dakota na na na na na na 84.6 84.6 89.7 82.1 76.9 69.2 59.0 41.0 82.1 84.6 89.7 61.5 79.5 84.6 92.3 76.9 82.1 59.0 38.5 92.3 89.7 82.1 89.7 100.0 100.0 na na na na na na 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.3 1.6 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.9 2.4 3.1 3.3 3.6 3.0 3.2 2.3 1.5 3.9 3.6 3.5 3.2 3.5 na na na na na na 90.3 88.7 93.5 85.5 79.0 66.1 48.4 33.9 88.7 85.5 93.5 59.7 54.8 85.5 90.3 98.4 75.8 82.3 54.8 17.7 71.0 83.9 87.1 95.2 100.0 56 55 58 53 49 41 30 21 55 53 58 37 34 53 56 61 47 51 34 11 62 44 52 54 59 na na na na na na na na na na na na 4.2 77.1 79.2 85.4 75.0 70.8 62.5 52.1 37.5 75.0 77.1 85.4 29.2 54.2 75.0 79.2 87.5 68.8 75.0 54.2 56.3 68.8 77.1 85.4 100.0 na na na na na na 3.7 3.8 4.1 3.6 3.4 3.0 2.5 1.8 3.6 3.7 4.1 1.4 2.6 3.6 3.8 4.2 3.3 3.6 2.6 0.2 4.8 2.7 3.3 3.7 4.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8s 2e 2e 2e 2e 2e 3e 4e 2e 2w 6w 8w 4w 8w 5w 4e/6s 3e/4e 4e/6e 4e/3e 3e/4e 7e/6e 2s/2w 1/2w/2s 0 0 0 0 5 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 15 10 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 10 10 15 10 85 85 85 85 90 85 85 85 90 85 85 95 100 100 100 100 60/25 65/20 50/35 50/35 65/25 50/35 55/30 65/25 70/20 45/40 45/40 55/35 55/30 65/25 55/20/15 0 0 0-2 2-6 0-2 0-2 2-6 5-9 0-3 2-6 0-2 0-1 0-1 5-9 2-6 2-4 0-2 5-9 5-9 0-6 0-1 0-2 0-2 0-2 2-6 0-2 0-1 6-25 6-40 0-60 15-40 93 976 869 533 372 236 418 574 490 4,190 7,647 5,828 4,415 4,898 1,287 1,085 3,022 4,668 1,033 2,157 3,618 3,221 16,296 18,325 15,426 19,393 28,276 24,704 12,016 12,102 29,409 333,333 FREQ FLOODED Acres Total Graceville silty clay loam Grovena loam Grovena-Bonilla loams Houdek clay loam Houdek clay loam Houdek-Shindler clay loams Houdek-Shindler clay loams complex Houdek-Talmo Huntimer silty clay loam Kranzburg silty clay loam Kranzburg-Brookings silty clay loams Lamo silty clay loam Lamo silty clay loam Miscellaneous water Maddock-Flandreau complex Moody-Nora silty clay loams Moody silty clay loam silty clay loams Moody-Trent Nora-Crofton complex Nora-Moody silty clay loams Orthents, gravelly Orthents, loamy Salmo silty clay loam clay loams Shindler-Houdek silty clay loam Trent Water silty clay loams Wakonda-Chancellor silty Wentworth-Chancellor-Wakonda clay loams silty clay loams Wentworth-Egan silty clay loams Wentworth-Trent silty clay loam Worthing Ga GrB GvA HoA HoB HsC HsD HtD HuA KaB KbA La Lb M-W MfC MnB MoB MtA NcC NmC Og Or Sa ShE Tr W Wa WcA WeB WhA Wo 9 Soil Productivity Ratings and Estimated Yields for Moody County, South Dakota na na na na na na na (28) 93.0 48.8 30.2 72.1 81.4 67.4 34.9 93.0 88.4 67.4 41.9 74.4 72.1 60.5 69.8 83.7 90.7 79.1 65.1 65.1 66.3 81.4 Rtg % Spring Wheat * 40 21 13 31 35 29 15 40 38 29 18 32 31 26 30 36 39 34 28 28 28 35 na na na na na na na (27) bu/a Spring Wheat na na na na na na na (26) 95.0 35.0 40.0 67.5 87.5 80.0 60.0 92.5 87.5 70.0 30.0 65.0 57.5 45.0 75.0 82.5 90.0 75.0 52.5 60.0 57.5 77.5 Rtg % Soybean * 38 14 16 27 35 32 24 37 35 28 12 26 23 18 30 33 36 30 21 24 23 31 na na na na na na na (25) bu/a Soybean na na na na na na na (24) 93.5 46.8 28.6 71.4 81.8 67.5 35.1 93.5 88.3 67.5 41.6 74.0 68.8 57.1 68.8 84.4 90.9 79.2 63.6 64.9 64.9 80.5 Oats Rtg % * 72 36 22 55 63 52 27 72 68 52 32 57 53 44 53 65 70 61 49 50 50 62 na na na na na na na (23) Oats bu/a na na na na na na na (22) 95.4 35.4 47.7 69.2 87.7 80.0 61.5 92.3 87.7 80.0 30.8 67.7 58.5 47.7 75.4 81.5 90.8 75.4 53.8 60.0 60.0 78.5 Grain Rtg % Sorghum * 62 23 31 45 57 52 40 60 57 52 20 44 38 31 49 53 59 49 35 39 39 51 na na na na na na na (21) bu/a Grain Crop Yields and Ratings Crop Yields Sorghum na na na na na na na (20) 95.9 32.8 45.9 66.4 87.7 77.9 59.8 92.6 86.9 78.7 27.9 63.9 55.7 44.3 75.4 82.0 90.2 74.6 51.6 59.0 59.0 78.7 Corn Rtg % Silage * na na na na na na na 4.0 5.6 8.1 9.5 7.3 9.6 3.4 7.8 6.8 5.4 9.2 9.1 6.3 7.2 7.2 9.6 t/a (19) 11.7 10.7 11.3 10.6 10.0 11.0 Corn Silage % na na na na na na na Rtg (18) 96.4 33.0 46.4 66.1 88.4 77.7 59.8 92.9 86.6 78.6 27.7 64.3 56.3 44.6 75.0 82.1 90.2 75.0 51.8 58.9 58.9 75.9 Corn * 37 52 74 99 87 67 97 88 31 72 63 50 84 92 84 58 66 66 85 na na na na na na na 108 104 101 (17) Corn bu/a % na na na na na na na (16) 97.9 43.8 62.5 70.8 89.6 77.1 58.3 89.6 85.4 72.9 45.8 68.8 64.6 54.2 75.0 79.2 85.4 75.0 64.6 68.8 66.7 75.0 Alf Rtg Brome- * na na na na na na na 4.7 2.1 3.0 3.4 4.3 3.7 2.8 4.3 4.1 3.5 2.2 3.3 3.1 2.6 3.6 3.8 4.1 3.6 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.6 Alf (15) AUM Brome- (2) Map Unit Name Moody County, South Dakota, Yield Information and Soil Productivity Ratings South Dakota, Yield Moody County, Alcester silty clay loam Alwilda sandy loam Arlo loam Baltic silty clay loam Baltic silty clay loam Blendon sandy loam Bon loam Chancellor silty clay loam Chaska loam Clamo silty clay Davis loam Davis loam Davison-Crossplain clay loams Delmont loam complex Delmont-Talmo Dempster silt loam Dempster silt loam complex Dempster-Talmo Dimo clay loam Doland loam Doland-Bonilla loams Egan-Ethan complex Enet loam Enet-Dimo complex Ethan-Clarno loams Ethan-Clarno loams Ethan-Egan complex Ethan-Egan complex Flandreau loam (1) Map Table 1. 1. Table Plant Science Department, South Dakota State University (March 2011) Each column is defined and described in the text (pp. 2–4). Abbreviations are on page 16. Symbol Ac Ad Ar Ba Bb BeA Bo Ca Ch Cm DaA DaB Dc DeA DgD DmA DmB DnB Do DsB DvA EeB EnA EoA ErD EsD EtC ExC FaA 10 Soil Productivity Ratings and Estimated Yields for Moody County, South Dakota na na na na na na 76.7 69.8 90.7 88.4 93.0 86.0 79.1 65.1 48.8 32.6 88.4 86.3 92.1 60.5 53.5 86.0 90.7 97.7 74.4 81.5 55.8 14.0 69.8 83.7 85.0 93.0 100.0 6 33 30 39 38 40 37 34 28 21 14 38 37 40 26 23 37 39 42 32 35 24 43 30 36 37 40 na na na na na na na na na na na na 72.5 65.0 87.5 85.0 92.5 82.5 75.0 57.5 37.5 27.5 85.0 85.0 92.5 60.0 45.0 85.0 90.0 97.5 70.0 77.5 42.5 22.5 72.5 85.0 85.0 92.5 100.0 9 29 26 35 34 37 33 30 23 15 11 34 34 37 24 18 34 36 39 28 31 17 40 29 34 34 37 na na na na na na na na na na na na 76.6 68.8 89.6 88.3 93.5 85.7 79.2 64.9 48.1 32.5 88.3 85.7 93.5 58.4 51.9 85.7 90.9 98.7 75.3 81.8 54.5 13.0 70.1 84.4 87.0 94.8 100.0 59 53 69 68 72 66 61 50 37 25 68 66 72 45 40 66 70 76 58 63 42 10 77 54 65 67 73 na na na na na na na na na na na na 72.3 66.2 87.7 84.6 92.3 83.1 75.4 60.0 40.0 27.7 84.6 84.6 92.3 70.8 46.2 86.2 90.8 98.5 70.8 78.5 49.2 30.8 81.5 87.7 83.1 92.3 100.0 47 43 57 55 60 54 49 39 26 18 55 55 60 46 30 56 59 64 46 51 32 20 65 53 57 54 60 na na na na na na na na na na na na 71.3 63.1 86.9 85.2 92.6 82.8 75.4 59.0 40.2 27.0 84.4 83.6 92.6 69.7 43.4 86.9 90.2 97.5 70.5 78.7 48.4 28.7 81.1 86.1 82.8 91.8 100.0 na na na na na na 8.7 7.7 9.2 7.2 4.9 3.3 8.5 5.3 8.6 9.6 5.9 3.5 9.9 10.6 10.4 11.3 10.1 10.3 10.2 11.3 10.6 11.0 11.9 12.2 10.5 10.1 11.2 na na na na na na 71.4 63.4 86.6 84.8 92.9 83.0 75.0 59.8 40.2 26.8 84.8 83.9 92.9 69.6 43.8 87.5 90.2 98.2 70.5 78.6 48.2 28.6 81.3 86.6 83.0 92.0 100.0 80 71 97 95 93 84 67 45 30 95 94 78 49 98 79 88 54 32 91 97 93 na na na na na na 104 104 101 110 112 103 na na na na na na 72.9 68.8 81.3 83.3 87.5 79.2 75.0 66.7 56.3 39.6 79.2 81.3 87.5 81.3 58.3 79.2 83.3 91.7 72.9 79.2 58.3 31.3 75.0 79.2 81.3 87.5 100.0 na na na na na na 3.5 3.3 3.9 4.0 4.2 3.8 3.6 3.2 2.7 1.9 3.8 3.9 4.2 3.9 2.8 3.8 4.0 4.4 3.5 3.8 2.8 1.5 4.8 3.6 3.8 3.9 4.2 Flandreau loam Flandreau-Maddock complex Graceville silty clay loam Grovena loam Grovena-Bonilla loams Houdek clay loam Houdek clay loam Houdek-Shindler clay loams Houdek-Shindler clay loams complex Houdek-Talmo Huntimer silty clay loam Kranzburg silty clay loam Kranzburg-Brookings silty clay loams Lamo silty clay loam Lamo silty clay loam Miscellaneous water Maddock-Flandreau complex Moody-Nora silty clay loams Moody silty clay loam silty clay loams Moody-Trent Nora-Crofton complex Nora-Moody silty clay loams Orthents, gravelly Orthents, loamy Salmo silty clay loam clay loams Shindler-Houdek silty clay loam Trent Water silty clay loams Wakonda-Chancellor silty clay loams Wentworth-Chancellor-Wakonda silty clay loams Wentworth-Egan silty clay loams Wentworth-Trent silty clay loam Worthing FaB FmB Ga GrB GvA HoA HoB HsC HsD HtD HuA KaB KbA La Lb M-W MfC MnB MoB MtA NcC NmC Og Or Sa ShE Tr W Wa WcA WeB WhA Wo 11 Soil Productivity Ratings and Estimated Yields for Moody County, South Dakota (37) Ecological Site – Rangeland LOAMY OVERFLOW (R102BY020SD) SANDY (R102BY009SD) (R102BY003SD) SUBIRRIGATED SHALLOW MARSH (R102BY001SD) No Ecological Range Site Assigned SANDY (R102BY009SD) LOAMY OVERFLOW (R102BY020SD) LOAMY OVERFLOW (R102BY020SD) (R102BY003SD) SUBIRRIGATED CLAYEY OVERFLOW (R102BY021SD) CLAYEY LOAMY OVERFLOW (R102BY020SD) LOAMY (R102BY010SD) LIMY SUBIRRIGATED (R102BY006SD)/LOAMY OVERFLOW LIMY SUBIRRIGATED (R102BY020SD) (R102BY014SD) SHALLOW TO GRAVEL (R102BY014SD)/VERY SHALLOW (R102BY016SD) SHALLOW TO GRAVEL LOAMY (R102BY010SD) LOAMY (R102BY010SD) LOAMY (R102BY010SD)/VERY SHALLOW (R102BY016SD) LOAMY OVERFLOW (R102BY020SD) LOAMY (R102AY010SD) OVERFLOW (R102AY020SD) LOAMY (R102AY010SD)/LOAMY LOAMY (R102BY010SD)/THIN UPLAND (R102BY012SD) LOAMY (R102BY010SD) LOAMY (R102BY010SD)/LOAMY OVERFLOW (R102BY020SD) THIN UPLAND (R102BY012SD)/LOAMY (R102BY010SD) THIN UPLAND (R102BY012SD)/LOAMY (R102BY010SD) THIN UPLAND (R102BY012SD)/LOAMY (R102BY010SD) THIN UPLAND (R102BY012SD)/LOAMY (R102BY010SD) LOAMY (R102BY010SD) LOAMY (R102BY010SD) LOAMY (R102BY010SD)/SANDY (R102BY009SD) 9 7 96 40 49 35 68 85 83 36 63 92 87 82 41 11 66 57 50 73 84 91 81 62 64 34 65 13 80 72 61 (36) Crop Rtg Adj WSS 9 7 94 39 48 34 67 83 81 35 62 90 85 80 40 11 65 56 49 72 82 89 79 61 63 33 64 13 78 71 60 (35) Survey Crop Rtg Web Soil Web na na na na na na na Rtg (34) 95.4 41.6 40.2 70.1 85.1 73.3 47.0 92.1 87.0 72.6 38.1 69.4 63.7 52.7 73.3 81.8 89.4 76.4 59.8 64.0 63.1 78.2 73.9 67.4 Final Crop na na na na na na na (33) 95.4 41.6 40.2 70.1 85.1 73.3 47.0 92.1 87.0 72.6 38.1 69.4 63.7 52.7 73.3 81.8 89.4 76.4 59.8 64.0 63.1 78.2 73.9 67.4 Rating % Avg Crop Avg na na na na na na na (32) 93.6 51.1 17.0 74.5 83.0 66.0 17.0 93.6 87.2 66.0 44.7 76.6 72.3 61.7 68.1 83.0 91.5 78.7 66.0 66.0 66.8 83.0 78.7 72.3 Rtg % Wheat Winter Crop Yields and Ratings Crop Yields * 8 8 44 24 35 39 31 44 41 31 21 36 34 29 32 39 43 37 31 31 31 39 37 34 na na na na na na na (31) bu/a wheat Winter na na na na na na na (30) 96.3 35.0 46.3 68.8 88.1 81.3 60.0 93.1 86.9 78.1 31.3 66.9 58.8 47.5 76.3 81.9 90.6 78.1 53.8 60.6 61.3 78.1 73.1 66.3 Sun- Rtg % flower * na na na na na na na 560 740 960 500 940 760 860 970 980 (29) 1540 1100 1410 1300 1490 1390 1250 1070 1220 1310 1450 1250 1250 1170 1060 Sun- lbs/a flower (2) Map Unit Name Moody County, South Dakota, Yield Information and Soil Productivity Ratings South Dakota, Yield Moody County, Alcester silty clay loam Alwilda sandy loam Arlo loam Baltic silty clay loam Baltic silty clay loam Blendon sandy loam Bon loam Chancellor silty clay loam Chaska loam Clamo silty clay Davis loam Davis loam Davison-Crossplain clay loams Delmont loam complex Delmont-Talmo Dempster silt loam Dempster silt loam Dempster-Talmo complex Dempster-Talmo Dimo clay loam Doland loam Doland-Bonilla loams Egan-Ethan complex Enet loam Enet-Dimo complex Ethan-Clarno loams Ethan-Clarno loams Ethan-Egan complex Ethan-Egan complex Flandreau loam Flandreau loam Flandreau-Maddock complex (1) Map Ac Plant Science Department, South Dakota State University (March 2011) Each column is defined and described in the text (pp. 2–4). Abbreviations are on page 16. Symbol Ad Ar Ba Bb BeA Bo Ca Ch Cm DaA DaB Dc DeA DgD DmA DmB DnB Do DsB DvA EeB EnA EoA ErD EsD EtC ExC FaA FaB FmB Table 1. 1. Table 12 Soil Productivity Ratings and Estimated Yields for Moody County, South Dakota LOAMY (R102BY010SD) LOAMY (R102BY010SD) LOAMY (R102BY010SD)/LOAMY OVERFLOW (R102BY020SD) LOAMY (R102BY010SD) LOAMY (R102BY010SD) LOAMY (R102BY010SD)/LOAMY (R102BY010SD) LOAMY (R102BY010SD)/LOAMY (R102BY010SD) LOAMY (R102BY010SD)/VERY SHALLOW (R102BY016SD) LOAMY (R102BY010SD) LOAMY (R102AY010SD) LOAMY (R102AY010SD)/LOAMY OVERFLOW (R102AY020SD) LOAMY (R102AY010SD)/LOAMY No Ecological Range Site Assigned SUBIRRIGATED (R102BY003SD) SUBIRRIGATED (R102BY003SD) SUBIRRIGATED SANDY (R102BY009SD)/LOAMY (R102BY010SD) LOAMY (R102BY010SD)/LOAMY (R102BY010SD) LOAMY (R102BY010SD) LOAMY (R102BY010SD)/LOAMY OVERFLOW (R102BY020SD) LOAMY (R102BY010SD)/THIN UPLAND (R102BY012SD) No Ecological Range Site Assigned No Ecological Range Site Assigned No Ecological Range Site Assigned LOAMY (R102BY010SD)/LOAMY (R102BY010SD) (R102BY036SD) SALINE SUBIRRIGATED LOAMY (R102BY010SD)/LOAMY (R102BY010SD) LOAMY OVERFLOW (R102BY020SD) (R102BY006SD)/LOAMY OVERFLOW LIMY SUBIRRIGATED (R102BY020SD) LOAMY (R102BY010SD)/LOAMY OVERFLOW (R102BY020SD)/LIMY (R102BY006SD) SUBIRRIGATED LOAMY (R102BY010SD)/LOAMY (R102BY010SD) LOAMY (R102BY010SD)/LOAMY OVERFLOW (R102BY020SD) SHALLOW MARSH (R102BY001SD) 1 87 86 92 89 84 64 42 32 91 89 95 68 35 44 89 90 96 71 78 33 21 84 85 88 95 33 na na na 100 1 85 84 90 87 82 63 41 31 89 87 93 67 34 43 87 88 94 70 76 32 21 98 82 83 86 93 32 na na na na na na na na na 86.5 85.4 91.6 82.8 76.2 63.0 46.6 32.3 84.7 83.9 91.6 65.5 51.2 84.2 88.5 96.2 72.6 79.7 52.4 21.7 75.0 84.0 83.8 92.0 100.0 na na na na na na 86.5 85.4 91.6 82.8 76.2 63.0 46.6 32.3 84.7 83.9 91.6 65.5 51.2 84.2 88.5 96.2 72.6 79.7 52.4 21.7 75.0 84.0 83.8 92.0 100.0 na na na na na na 8.5 89.4 87.2 93.6 85.1 78.7 66.0 48.9 34.0 87.2 85.1 93.6 57.4 55.3 87.2 91.5 97.9 74.5 83.0 55.3 68.1 83.0 86.0 93.6 100.0 4 42 41 44 40 37 31 23 16 41 40 44 27 26 41 43 46 35 39 26 47 32 39 40 44 na na na na na na na na na na na na 86.9 85.0 92.5 83.1 75.0 59.4 40.0 27.5 88.1 83.8 93.1 70.0 46.9 86.3 90.0 98.1 70.6 78.1 48.1 23.1 81.3 90.0 86.3 95.6 100.0 na na na na na na 950 640 440 750 770 370 1390 1360 1480 1330 1200 1410 1340 1490 1120 1380 1440 1570 1130 1250 1600 1300 1440 1380 1530 Graceville silty clay loam Grovena loam Grovena-Bonilla loams Houdek clay loam Houdek clay loam Houdek-Shindler clay loams Houdek-Shindler clay loams Houdek-Talmo complex Houdek-Talmo Huntimer silty clay loam Kranzburg silty clay loam Kranzburg-Brookings silty clay loams Lamo silty clay loam Maddock-Flandreau complex Lamo silty clay loam Miscellaneous water Moody-Nora silty clay loams Moody silty clay loam Moody-Trent silty clay loams Moody-Trent Nora-Crofton complex Nora-Moody silty clay loams Orthents, loamy Salmo silty clay loam silty clay loams Wakonda-Chancellor Orthents, gravelly clay loams Shindler-Houdek silty clay loam Trent Water silty Wentworth-Chancellor-Wakonda clay loams silty clay loams Wentworth-Egan Wentworth-Trent silty clay loams Wentworth-Trent Worthing silty clay loam Worthing Ga GrB GvA HoA HoB HsC HsD HtD HuA KaB KbA La MfC Lb M-W MnB MoB MtA NcC NmC Or Sa Wa Og ShE Tr W WcA WeB WhA Wo 13 Soil Productivity Ratings and Estimated Yields for Moody County, South Dakota - (45) SPR Adjustment Remarks TREES/WATER TREES/WATER TREES/WATER TREES/WATER/CHANNEL ING/FENCES DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN TREES/WATER SANDY STONES STONES 5.0 Rtg (44) Soil 95.4 41.6 69.2 53.8 70.1 85.1 73.3 69.3 51.9 92.1 87.0 72.6 38.1 30.2 69.4 63.7 52.7 73.3 81.8 89.4 76.4 59.8 64.0 38.4 33.6 63.1 40.2 78.2 Prod 5.0 Adj (43) 57.9 41.2 69.2 53.8 44.3 61.9 62.9 69.3 51.9 57.5 47.5 58.0 33.0 30.2 44.0 40.8 38.9 58.7 45.8 49.3 47.3 42.7 48.2 38.4 33.6 44.5 40.2 45.4 Range Rating# 6.2 (42) 72.0 51.3 86.1 66.9 55.1 77.0 78.3 86.2 64.6 71.6 59.1 72.1 41.0 37.6 54.7 50.8 48.4 73.1 57.0 61.4 58.8 53.1 60.0 47.7 41.8 55.3 50.0 56.4 Rtg++ Range * 326 (41) 3767 2683 4505 3498 2880 4027 4096 4508 3379 3744 3093 3774 2145 1966 2861 2656 2533 3823 2981 3210 3075 2778 3137 2498 2188 2894 2614 2952 Yield Yield lbs/a Use Rge Crop Yields and Ratings Crop Yields (40) Use 0.826 0.803 0.882 0.559 0.313 0.797 0.837 0.825 0.904 0.791 0.823 0.820 0.827 0.766 0.766 0.820 0.818 0.800 0.835 0.824 0.825 0.814 0.824 0.832 0.814 0.810 0.814 0.813 0.823 Value+ Forage * (39) 4560 3340 5105 6257 1040 3612 4810 4962 4986 4272 4548 3770 4562 2800 2567 3489 3248 3168 4576 3619 3889 3778 3372 3772 3069 2701 3555 3215 3588 Yield Yield lbs/a Range (38) Ecological Site – Pasture Group Overflow (G102CY500NE) Droughty Loam (G102CY130NE) Very (G102CY900NE) Wet (G102BY900SD) Wet Not suited (G102BY000SD) Droughty Loam (G102CY120NE) Overflow (G102CY500NE) Subirrigated (G102BY700SD) Subirrigated (G102CY700NE) (G102CY900NE) Wet Overflow (G102CY500NE) Loam (G102CY100NE) Subirrigated (G102CY700NE)/ (G102CY700NE) Droughty Loam (G102CY130NE) Very Droughty Loam (G102CY130NE)/ Not Suited (G102CY000NE) Very Droughty Loam (G102CY120NE) Droughty Loam (G102CY120NE) Droughty Loam (G102CY120NE)/ Not suited (G102CY000NE) Subirrigated (G102CY700NE) Loam (G102AY100SD) Overflow (G102AY500SD) Loam (G102AY100SD)/ Silty (102BY010SD_2), Loam (G102BY100SD)/ Limy Upland (G102BY400SD) Droughty Loam (G102CY120NE) Droughty Loam (G102CY120NE)/ Subirrigated (G102CY700NE) Limy Upland (G102BY400SD)/ Loam (G102BY100SD), Silty (102BY010SD_2) Not suited (G102BY000SD)/ Silty (102BY010SD_2) Limy Upland (G102BY400SD)/ Silty (102BY010SD_2), Loam (G102BY100SD) (102BY010SD_2) Not suited (G102BY000SD)/ SILTY Loam (G102CY100NE) (2) Map Unit Name Moody County, South Dakota, Yield Information and Soil Productivity Ratings South Dakota, Yield Moody County, Alcester silty clay loam Alwilda sandy loam Arlo loam Baltic silty clay loam Baltic silty clay loam Blendon sandy loam Bon loam Chancellor silty clay loam Chaska loam Clamo silty clay Davis loam Davis loam Davison-Crossplain clay loams Delmont loam complex Delmont-Talmo Dempster silt loam Dempster silt loam complex Dempster-Talmo Dimo clay loam Doland loam Doland-Bonilla loams Egan-Ethan complex Enet loam Enet-Dimo complex Ethan-Clarno loams Ethan-Clarno loams Ethan-Egan complex Ethan-Egan complex Flandreau loam (1) Map Plant Science Department, South Dakota State University (March 2011) Each column is defined and described in the text (pp. 2–4). Abbreviations are on page 16. Symbol Ac Ad Ar Ba Bb BeA Bo Ca Ch Cm DaA DaB Dc DeA DgD DmA DmB DnB Do DsB DvA EeB EnA EoA ErD EsD EtC ExC FaA Table 1. 1. Table 14 Soil Productivity Ratings and Estimated Yields for Moody County, South Dakota - TREES/WATER TREES/WATER/CHANNEL ING/FENCES DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN SANDY SHALLOW SHALLOW TREES/WATER 73.9 67.4 86.5 85.4 91.6 82.8 76.2 63.0 46.6 36.6 84.7 83.9 91.6 80.4 70.5 51.2 84.2 88.5 96.2 72.6 79.7 13.4 52.4 59.7 41.7 75.0 84.0 83.8 92.0 53.5 100.0 ns/na ns/na 42.4 43.6 47.5 48.6 50.9 46.9 45.2 45.6 40.7 36.6 49.0 45.9 48.5 80.4 70.5 43.3 47.5 48.3 52.1 44.6 47.2 13.4 36.1 59.7 41.7 60.2 56.1 54.6 49.4 52.4 53.5 ns/na ns/na 52.7 54.2 59.1 60.4 63.2 58.3 56.2 56.7 50.6 45.5 60.9 57.1 60.4 87.7 53.8 59.1 60.1 64.8 55.4 58.8 16.7 44.9 74.2 51.9 74.9 69.8 67.9 61.4 65.2 66.6 100.0 ns/na ns/na 875 2758 2835 3090 3161 3309 3049 2939 2967 2649 2381 3187 2987 3158 5232 4589 2816 3090 3143 3392 2900 3075 2349 3885 2714 3919 3650 3553 3214 3412 3484 ns/na ns/na 0.822 0.815 0.823 0.824 0.824 0.824 0.824 0.826 0.824 0.787 0.823 0.824 0.825 0.893 0.782 0.809 0.824 0.824 0.825 0.821 0.823 0.729 0.810 0.830 0.824 0.830 0.828 0.793 0.820 0.819 0.521 ns/na ns/na 3355 3481 3755 3838 4014 3702 3569 3592 3215 3025 3870 3626 3826 5861 5868 3481 3750 3816 4110 3532 3736 1200 2900 4680 3293 4722 4408 4480 3920 4166 6688 ns/na ns/na Loam (G102CY100NE) Droughty Loam (G102CY130NE) Loam (G102CY100NE)/ Very Loam (G102CY100NE) Loam (G102CY100NE) Loam (G102CY100NE)/ Overflow (G102CY500NE) Loam (G102CY100NE) Loam (G102CY100NE) Loam (G102CY100NE)/ Limy Upland (G102CY400NE) Loam (G102CY100NE)/ Steep (G102CY109NE) Loam (G102CY100NE)/ Not suited (G102CY000NE) Silty (102BY010SD_2), Clayey Subsoil (G102BY210SD) Loam (G102AY100SD) Overflow (G102AY500SD) Loam (G102AY100SD)/ Subirrigated (G102CY700NE) Subirrigated (G102CY700NE) No Ecological Pasture Group Assigned Droughty Loam (G102CY130NE)/ (G102CY100NE) Very Loam (G102CY100NE)/ (G102CY100NE) Loam (G102CY100NE) Loam (G102CY100NE)/ Overflow (G102CY500NE) Loam (G102CY100NE)/ Limy Upland (G102CY400NE) Loam (G102CY100NE)/ (G102CY100NE) Not suited (G102CY000NE) Not suited (G102CY000NE) Saline (G102BY895SD) Not suited (G102CY000NE)/ Steep Loam (G102CY109NE) Overflow (G102CY500NE) No Ecological Pasture Group Assigned Subirrigated (G102CY700NE)/ (G102CY700NE) Loam (G102BY100SD), Silty (102BY010SD_2)/ Subirrigated (G102BY700SD)/ Subirrigated (G102BY700SD) (102BY010SD_2), Silty (102BY010SD_2), Loam (G102BY100SD)/ SILTY Loam (G102BY100SD) Silty (102BY010SD_2), Loam (G102BY100SD)/ Overflow (G102BY500SD) Not suited (G102BY000SD) Kranzburg-Brookings silty clay loams Flandreau loam Flandreau-Maddock complex Graceville silty clay loam Grovena loam Grovena-Bonilla loams Houdek clay loam Houdek clay loam Houdek-Shindler clay loams Houdek-Shindler clay loams complex Houdek-Talmo Huntimer silty clay loam Kranzburg silty clay loam Lamo silty clay loam Lamo silty clay loam Miscellaneous water Maddock-Flandreau complex Moody-Nora silty clay loams Moody silty clay loam silty clay loams Moody-Trent Nora-Crofton complex Nora-Moody silty clay loams Orthents, gravelly Orthents, loamy Salmo silty clay loam clay loams Shindler-Houdek silty clay loam Trent Water silty clay Wakonda-Chancellor loams Wentworth-Chancellor-Wakonda Wentworth-Chancellor-Wakonda silty clay loams silty clay loams Wentworth-Egan silty clay loams Wentworth-Trent silty clay loam Worthing FaB FmB Ga GrB GvA HoA HoB HsC HsD HtD HuA KaB KbA La Lb M-W MfC MnB MoB MtA NcC NmC Og Or Sa ShE Tr W Wa WcA WeB WhA Wo

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ABBREVIATIONS USED in TABLE 1

Abbreviation – Meaning Adj – adjusted AUM – animal unit month Avg – average bu/a – bushels/acre Capab – capability lb/a – pounds/acre Pct (%) – percent Prod – productivity Rtg – rating t/a – tons/acre SPR – Soil Productivity Rating WSS – Web Soil Survey Yld – yield

Crop/Range: ns/na – soil not suited or not adapted

Ecological Sites: NE – Nebraska SD – South Dakota

* Yields are based on the best information available at the time of publication . Yields are for average management and climatic conditions . The yields in this publication may differ from those given on Web Soil Survey or found in the published soil survey report for Moody County .

+ Forage Use Value – used to convert total range production into useable pounds .

++ A simple array, not adjusted . The best range producing soil has a rating of 100% .

# Adjusted Range Rating = Range Rating × Balance Point Factor . The Balance Point Factor used = 0 .804 (based on Class 4 soils mapped in South Dakota) .

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APPENDIX Table A1. Forage Value Rating (FVR1) for South Dakota Range Plants Common Name or Species NRCS Plant Symbol* Species* FVR** Alkali Bluegrass (Sandberg Bluegrass) POJU Poa juncifolia 7 Alkali Cordgrass SPGR Spartina gracilis 4 Alkaligrass (Nuttail) PUCCI Puccinellia nuttalliana 3 Alkali Sacaton SPAI Sporobolus airoides 6 American Licorice GLLE3 Glycyrrhiza lepidota 3 American Mannagrass GLGR Glyceria grandis 3 American Pasqueflower PUPA5 Pulsatilla patens 1 American Water Plantain ALSU Alisma subcordatum 3 Annual Bluegrass POAN Poa annua 7 Aster SYMPH4 Asteraceae sp 2 Big Bluestem ANGE Andropogon gerardii 10 Black Samson ECAN2 Blacksamson echinacea 9 Blue Grama BOGR2 Bouteloua gracilis 9 Breadroot Scurfpea PSORA Psoralidium sp. 2 Canada Wildrye ELCA4 Elymus canadensis 7 Chairmaker’s Bulrush SCAM6 Schoenoplectus americanus 2 Common Rivergrass SCOLO Scolochloa festucacea 8 Common Spikerush ELPA3 Eleocharis palustris 2 Curlytop Knotweed POLA4 Polygonum lapathifolium 2 Dotted Gayfeather (Dotted Blazing Star) LIPU Liatris punctata 9 Dropseed (Prairie) SPHE Sporobolus heterolepis 6 False Boneset BREUC Brickellia eupatorioides 6 Fendler’s Threeawn ARFE4 Aristida purpurea 2 Flat-top Goldentop EUGR5 Euthamia graminifolia 1 Fringed Sagewort ARFR4 Artemisia frigida 5 Green Needlegrass STVI4 Nassella viridula 7 Hairy Grama BOHI2 Bouteloua hirsuta 8 Heath Aster ASER3 Symphyotrichum ericoides 2 Hesperostipa spartea (Porcupinegrass) HESP11 Hesperostipa spartea 5 Indiangrass SONU2 Sorghastrum nutans 10 Kentucky Bluegrass POPR Poa pratensis 9 Little Bluestem SCSC Schizachyrium scoparium 9 Leadplant AMCA6 Amorpha canescens 4 Louisiana Sagewort (White Sagebrush) ARLU Artemisia ludoviciana 4 Maximilian Sunflower HEMA2 Helianthus maximiliani 6 Missouri Goldenrod SOMI2 Solidago missouriensis 2 Needle and thread HECOC8 Hesperostipa comata 8 Plains Cottonwood POSA8 Populus deltoides 2 Plains Muhly MUCU3 Muhlenbergia cuspidata 5 Plains Pricklypear OPUNT Opuntia sp. 0 Prairie Cordgrass SPPE Spartina pectinata 5 Prairie Dropseed SPHE Sporobolus heterolepis 6

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Table A1. Forage Value Rating (FVR1) for South Dakota Range Plants Common Name or Species NRCS Plant Symbol* Species* FVR** Prairie Junegrass KOMA Koeleria macrantha 9 Prairie Sagewort ARFR4 Artemisia frigida 5 Prairie Sandreed CALO Calamovilfa longifolia 7 Purple Coneflower ECAN2 Blacksamson echinacea 9 Rose ROSA5 Rosa sp. 4 Sand Bluestem ANHA Andropogon hallii 9 Sedge CAREX Carex sp. 6 Sideoats Grama BOCU Bouteloua curtipendula 9 Silver Buffaloberry SHAR Shepherdia argentea 1 Silverleaf Scurfpea PSAR2 Pediomelum argophyllum 2 Slender Wheatgrass ELTRT Agropyrn subsecundum 9 Slimflower Scurfpea PSTE5 Psoralidium tenuiflorum 2 Slough Sedge CAOB3 Carex obnupta 3 Stiff Goldenrod OLRIR Oligoneuron rigidum 3 Stiff Sunflower HEPAP2 Helianthus pauciflorus 8 Switchgrass PAVI2 Panicum virgatum 9 Violet Prairie Clover DAPU5 Dalea purpurea 10 Western Snowberry SYOC Symphoricarpos occidentalis 2 Western Wheatgrass PASM Pascopyrum smithii 8 Western Yarrow ACMIO Achillea millefolium 2 Wormwood ARAB3 Artemisia absinthium 1 Yellow Indiangrass SONU2 Sorghastrum nutans 10 1 Assumed year-round cattle grazing (excellent palatability = 9-10, good = 6-8, fair = 3-5, poor = 1-2, no palatability = 0) * Source – USDA Plant Database, 2011 (http://plants.usda.gov/). ** Sources for Forage Palatability information: – USDA, NRCS. 2011. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov). – Johnson, J.R. and G.E. Larson. 1999. Grassland Plants of South Dakota and the Northern Great Plains. B566. – Larson, G.E. and J.R. Johnson. 1999. Plants of the Black Hills and Bear Lodge Mountains. B732. – USDA, FS. 2011. The Fire Effects Information System (FEIS) (http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/).