That Soil Particle is...
Sand, Silt, Clay
Soil Texturing: the feel method
Factors in Land Judging
Land Classification
100
This soil particle feels gritty.
What is sand?
100
Has the best drainage?
What is Sand?
100
True or False: the feel method gives you the exact percentages of sand, silt, and clay.
What is false?
100
This is the suface layer of the land.
What is topsoil depth?
100
The perfect land for growing crops.
What is Land Classification I?
200
This soil particle feels smooth.
What is silt?
200
Has the highest water holding capabilities.
What is Clay?
200
The first step in the feel method is to get soil and wet it to do this?
What is form a ball?
200
Is expressed as the percentage of original top soil.
What is soil erosion?
200
Is only used for recreation, some wildlife, or viewing pleasure?
What is Land Classification VIII?
300
This soil particle feels sticky.
What is clay?
300
Is easily eroded?
What is Silt?
300
After forming a ball the person doing the feel method would do this.
What is make a ribbon?
300
This is often noticed by the depth of grey spots in the soil.
What is soil drainage?
300
Land that can not be tilled and thereforth is used for pasture, timber, or wildlife.
What is Land Classification V? OR What is Land Classification VI?
400
Clay particles are shaped like this.
What is flat platelets?
400
After making a ribbon a person preforming the feel method would do this.
What is excessively wet a small pinch?
400
This is the angulation of the land?
What is slope?
400
Typically not used for the grazing of domecticated animals but may be used by local wildlife
What is Land Classification VII?
500
This soil particle would result in a longer ribbon in the the feel method for soil texturing.
What is clay?
500
Sand lacks these two thing to make an adequate medium?
What is water holding capabilities and nutrients?
500
As the percentage of clay increases the ribbon will do this.
What is increase in length?
500
This is determined by preforming a soil texturing test (typically the feel method)
What is soil texture?
500
This this the typical farm land of Wyoming that is used to grow hay?
What is Land Classification IV?
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