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  • USDA Forecasts Robust Corn and Soybean Crops, Despite Flooding
    Despite June's severe flooding in the Midwest, U.S. farmers are on pace to produce the second largest corn crop and fourth largest soybean crop in history, according to the Crop Production report released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
  • Farm Production Expenditures Hit Record High in 2007, USDA Reports
    The rising cost of fuel and other products helped drive U.S. farm production expenditures to a record $260 billion in 2007, according to the Farm Production Expenditures 2007 summary released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Total U.S. farm production expenditures rose 9.3 percent from 2006 and nearly 30 percent from 5 years ago.
  • USDA Report Assesses 2008 Corn and Soybean Acreage
    Despite the recent flooding in the Midwest, U.S. farmers expect to harvest nearly 79 million acres of corn and more than 72 million acres of soybeans in 2008, according to the Acreage report released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
Soil Survey Tables PDF Print E-mail

The tables give all the technical information about the many things that soil type can influence. Most of these tables rate the soils' suitability for different uses on a three-level scale using the terms slight, moderate, and severe. "Slight" means that soil properties and site features are generally favorable for the indicated use and limitations are minor and easily overcome. "Moderate" indicates that soil properties or site features are not favorable for the indicated use and special planning, design, or maintenance is needed to overcome or minimize the limitations. "Severe" means that soil properties or site features are so unfavorable or so difficult to overcome that special design; significant increases in construction costs, and possibly increased maintenance are required. Special feasibility studies may be required where the soil limitations are severe. Individual tables are further described in the Descriptions of Selected Tables section.

The tables are only available in PDF format. The Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to download and view these files.

Table 1 - Temperature & Precipitation
Table 2 - Freeze Dates in Spring & Fall
Table 3 - Growing Season
Table 4 - Acreage & Proportionate Extent of the Soils
Table 5 - Prime Farmland
Table 6 - Land Capability & Yields per Acre of Crops and Pasture
Table 7 - Crop Yield Index
Table 8 - Main Cropland Limitations and Hazards
Table 9 - Capability Classes & Subclasses
Table 10 - Woodland Management & Productivity
Table 11 - Windbreaks & Environmental Plantings
Table 12 - Recreational Development
Table 13 - Wildlife Habitat
Table 14 - Building Site Development
Table 15 - Sanitary Facilities
Table 16 - Construction Materials
Table 17 - Water Management
Table 18 - Waste Management
Table 19 - Water Quality
Table 20 - Engineering Index Properties
Table 21 - Physical & Chemical Properties of the Soils
Table 22 - Water Features
Table 23 - Soil Features
Table 24 - Classification of the Soils
Table 25 - Interpretive Groups

 
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