Restore to Original Vegetation- Wetland
is the soil is poorly drained
Restore to Original Vegetation- Prairie
If soil is.....
somewhat poorly drained
moderately well-drained
well-drained
and Black surface horizon (>10")
Restore to Original Vegetation--Mesic Forest
soils that do not qualify for wetland or prairie
Prime Farmland
Mark "YES" is ALL of these properties apply...
1)Subsoil is moderately sandy or finer
2)>20" to bedrock or coarse sand and gravel limiting layer
3)Slope is 6% or less
4)Landform is NOT a Floodplain
High potential for water erosion
Mark "YES" is ONE of these soil properties apply....
1) <20" to any limiting layer
2) >20" to any layer and a slope of 6% or more
High Potential for Wind Erosion
Mark "YES" if...
1) Soil has a sandy or moderately sand surface texture
High Potential for Soil Compaction
Mark "YES" is the soil had BOTH of these....
1) Natural Drainage is somewhat poorly or poorly drained.
2) Surface texture is moderately sandy or finer
Grassed Waterways
Mark "YES" is...
Slope is 3-18%
Windbreaks
Mark "YES" is ....
Soil texture is sandy or moderately sandy
Consider Filter Strips
Mark "YES" if...
Slope is 18% or less
Cover Crops-NO NEED
is the slope is >18%
Cover Crops- (help with) Erosion
all other soils
Cover Crops- Scavenge nitrogen
has either of these....
1) Slope is 0-2%
or
2) Slope is 3-6% and the soil had a sandy subsoil or a course/gravel limiting layer
Forestry is TSI
(Timber Stand Improvement)
Mark "YES"
ALL SOILS
Permanent Pasture
Mark "YES" for.....
Slopes of 25% or less
Crop Rotation
Mark "YES" if...
Slopes of 18% or less
NO-TILL
Mark "YES" is BOTH of these apply......
1) Slope 6% or less
either
2) Well-drained or moderately drained soils with any texture
or
3) Poorly drained or somewhat poorly-drained soils with moderately clayey or coarser texture
Moldboard Plowing
Mark "YES" if ALL or these apply....
1) Slope is 2% or less
2) Medium or finer surface texture
3)poorly-drained or somewhat poorly-drained
Water Management- Drainage
Mark "YES" for drainage has BOTH of these properties...
1)Natural Drainage is poor or somewhat poorly drained
and
2) Landform is NOT a floodplain
Water Management- Irrigation
Mark "YES" if BOTH sets apply...
1)Slope is 6% or less
either
2) Subsoil is sandy or moderately sandy
or
3) Soil has a course limiting layer of gravel with 40" is the surface
Water Management- Terraces
Mark "YES" if ALL of these apply....
1) Soil is well-drained, moderately well-drained or somewhat poorly-drained
2) more than 40" to any limiting layer
3) Slope is 3-12%
4) Subsoil texture is medium or finer
Nitrogen Application Level (HIGH)
Mark if ALL of these...
1) Soil is more than 40" to any limiting layer
2) Subsoil and surface soil texture are medium or moderately clayey
3) Soil is poorly drained or somewhat poorly-drained
4) Soil color is black
Nitrogen Application (MEDIUM)
Mark is all of these apply...
1) soil is 20" or more to any limiting layer
2) Subsoil and surface soil textures are moderately sandy or finer
3)Slope is 12% or less
Nitrogen Application (LOW)
ALL OTHER SOILS
PHOSPHORUS
ADD: less than 15 PPM
NONE: 15-100 PPM
DEPLETE: 100 PPM or Greater
POTASSIUM
ADD: less than 100 PPM
NONE: 100-250 PPM
Deplete: grater than 250 PPM
LIME
ADD: pH is 6.4 or lower
None: pH is 6.5 or above
Nitrogen Pollution
High in groundwater (if BOTH APPLY)
1) Sandy subsoil and/or a Gravel Limiting Layer
2) Soil is moderately well-drained or well-drained
High in surface water (if BOTH APPLY)
1) Soils are poorly drained or somewhat poorly-drained
2) Soil is NOT a FLOODPLAIN
Phosphorus Pollution Potential
HIGH-slopes 12% or more
Medium (ALL APPLY)
1)7-12% slope
or
2)3-6% slope is surface texture of medium or moderately clayey
Low-all others