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- ***SOIL FILE*** - LOAM-200.SL-
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- 1. Soil site: Loam (200 cm)
- 2. Local soil name:
- 3. A soil taxonomy name:
- 4. Brief description: Brown/grey in colour. Gritty and slightly sticky when wet
- 5. Name of file-author: Anne Bennett
- 6. Date created: 02
- 7. Data-provider's name: 91
- 8. Printed source(s) of data: nil
- 9. Special reasons for interest: PGRO
- 10. Remarks (no commas): This file is an example only.
- 11. Remarks (no commas):
- 12. Remarks (no commas):
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- ***DATA SECTION*** (Edit data-items RIGHTwards from Column 60 as printed)
- SOIL 1. Aer'n (class,1-6,nil to good): 6 (good)
- SOIL 2. Base saturation (% CEC): 40 (mod.)
- SOIL 3. CEC (meq/100 g): 20 (mod.)
- SOIL 4. Depth overall (root access)(cm): 200
- SOIL 5. Nitrogen (%): .3 (mod.)
- SOIL 6. pH: 5.5 (wkly acid)
- SOIL 7. Phosphorus (avail.ppm,Olsen): 14 (mod.)
- SOIL 8. Potassium (meq/100g): .3 (mod.)
- SOIL 9. Salinity (dS/m): 0
- SOIL10. Slope (deg.): 15
- SOIL31. Depth - layer A (cm): 50
- SOIL32. Depth - layer B (cm): 150
- SOIL33. Depth - infil'n zone I (cm): 75
- SOIL34. Texture - layer A (class,1-8): 4 (loam)
- SOIL35. Texture - layer B (class,1-8): 4 (loam)
- SOIL36. Texture - infil'n zone I (class,1-8): 6 (gravel)
- SOIL37. AWCA% (pl. avail. water - cm/m): 16 (mod.)
- SOIL38. AWCB%: 16 (mod.)
- SOIL39. DRWCA% (drainable ....): 16 (mod.)
- SOIL40. DRWCB%: 16 (mod.)
- SOIL41. DRWCI%: 40 (v. high)
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- Texture classes: 1 - swell. clay 2 - heavy clay 3 - fine clay
- 4 - loam
- 5 - sand 6 - gravel 7 - rocky
- 8 - peat
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- Warning! If you edit the soil depths, ensure that Depth A + Depth B
- equals the overall depth. Error here causes serious error elsewhere.
- N.B. Always edit data at coloumn 61 and continue to the right.