LOCATION MILITARY WI
Established Series
Rev. HFG-AAC
01/2011
MILITARY SERIES
The Military series consists of well drained soils that are moderately deep to a lithic contact with sandstone. These upland soils formed in sandy loam till underlain by sandstone bedrock. Slope ranges from 2 to 30 percent. Mean annual precipitation is about 762 mm (30 inches). Mean annual air temperature is about 8.9 degrees C (48 degrees F).
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Typic Hapludalfs
TYPICAL PEDON: Military fine sandy loam - on a 5 percent slope in a wooded area at an elevation of about 288 meters (945 feet) above mean sea level. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated.)
A--0 to 5 cm (0 to 2 inches); black (10YR 2/1) fine sandy loam, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) dry; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; many fine roots; neutral; abrupt wavy boundary. [3 to 8 cm (1 to 3 inches) thick]
E--5 to 8 cm (2 to 3 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; many fine roots; few fine and medium tubular pores; slightly acid; abrupt wavy boundary. [0 to 13 cm (0 to 5 inches) thick]
BE--8 to 28 cm (3 to 11 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) fine sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable; many fine roots; few fine and medium tubular pores; 4 percent gravel ; slightly acid; gradual wavy boundary. [0 to 23 cm (0 to 9 inches) thick]
Bt1--28 to 41 cm (11 to 16 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; many fine roots; many fine and common medium tubular pores; few distinct clay films on faces of peds; 8 percent gravel; Moderately acid; clear wavy boundary.
Bt2--41 to 51 cm (16 to 20 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) sandy clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots; common fine and few medium tubular pores; few distinct clay films on faces of peds; 7 percent gravel; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
Bt3--51 to 64 cm (20 to 25 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) sandy clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots; few fine and medium tubular pores; many distinct clay films on faces of peds; 7 percent gravel; strongly acid; abrupt wavy boundary. [Combined thickness of the Bt horizons ranges from 20 to 58 cm (8 to 23 inches).]
2R--64 cm (25 inches); reddish gray (5YR 5/2) and reddish brown (5YR 5/3) coherent sandstone.
TYPE LOCATION: Columbia County, Wisconsin; about 4 miles northeast of Portage; about 2360 feet south and 1740 feet west of the northeast corner of sec. 25, T. 13 N., R. 9 E. USGS Pardeeville, Wisconsin topographic quadrangle;lat. 43 degrees 34 minutes 42 seconds N., and long. 89 degrees 22 minutes 17 seconds W., NAD 27.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Depth to the base of the argillic horizon and to a lithic contact with sandstone: 51 to 102 cm (20 to 40 inches)
Particle-size control section: averages 18 to 30 percent clay
Volume of gravel: 0 to 15 percent throughout the soil
Volume of cobbles or stones: 0 to 3 percent throughout the soil
Reaction: neutral to strongly acid in the surface layer; slightly acid to strongly acid in the subsoil
A horizon:
Hue: 10YR
Value: 2 or 3
Chroma: 1 or 2
Texture: fine sandy loam, loam or loamy sand
Ap horizon:
Hue: 10YR
Value: 3 or 4, moist value of 3 have dry value of 6 or more
Chroma: 2 or 3
Texture: fine sandy loam, loam or loamy sand
E horizon:
Hue: 10YR
Value: 4 or 5
Chroma: 2 or 3
Texture: fine sandy loam, sandy loam or loam
BE or Bw horizon:
Hue: 5YR, 7.5YR or 10YR
Value: 4 to 6
Chroma: 3 to 6
Texture: fine sandy loam, sandy loam or loam
Bt horizon:
Hue: 5YR, 7.5YR or 10YR
Value: 3 to 5
Chroma: 4 to 6
Texture: sandy loam, loam, sandy clay loam or clay loam
COMPETING SERIES: These are the
Amanda,
Belmont,
Belmore,
Chili,
Cliftycreek,
Conestoga,
Crouse,
Gallman,
Greybrook,
Hickory,
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Hollinger,
Kanawha,
Kidder,
Kosciusko,
Leroy,
Lumberton,
Martinsville,
Mocksville,
Ockley,
Pignut,
Princeton,
Relay,
Richardville,
Riddles,
Senachwine,
Skelton,
Strawn,
Wawaka,
Wawasee, and
Woodbine series. None of these soils except High Gap have a lithic contact within a depth of 102 cm (40 inches). High Gap soils do not have a paralithic and have less sand in the lower part of the Bt horizons. Hlgh Gap soils have mean annual precipitation range from 914 to 1067 mm (36 to 42 inches) and mean annual air temperature range from 10.0 to 11.7 degrees C (50 to 53 degrees F).
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: Military soils are on valley side and upland slopes that are underlain by sandstone and capped with a thin layer of till. Slope ranges from 2 to 30 percent. Military soils formed in sandy loam till underlain by coherent sandstone Mean annual precipitation ranges from 635 to 889 mm (25 to 35 inches). Mean annual air temperature ranges from 7.8 to 10.0 degrees C (46 to 50 degrees F).
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the competing
Kidder and
Northfield soils. Kidder soils are on contiguous areas where the thickness of the till exceeds 102 cm (40 inches). Northfield soils are in areas where the sandstone is within depths of 51 cm (20 inches).
DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY: Well drained. The potential for surface runoff ranges from low to very high. . Saturated hydraulic conductivity is moderately high to high (4.23 to 14.11 micrometers per second). Permeability is moderate.
USE AND VEGETATION: Most areas are used for woodland. Some of the less sloping areas are used for cropland. Common crops are corn, small grain, or hay. Some areas are used for pastureland. Native vegetation is mixed hardwood forests. Common tree species include black cherry, black locust, shagbark hickory, northern red oak, poplar, red maple, and white oak.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: MLRAs 95A, 95B, and 105 in central and south-central Wisconsin. This series is of small extent.
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Indianapolis, Indiana
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Columbia County, Wisconsin, 1972.
REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are: ochric epipedon - 0 to 28 cm (0 to 11 inches) (A, E, BE); argillic horizon - 28 to 64 cm (11 to 25 inches) (Bt1, Bt2, Bt3).
National Cooperative Soil Survey
U.S.A.