LOCATION BARRY                   MI+IN MN WI

Established Series
Rev. LWB-WEF
02/2017

BARRY SERIES

The Barry series consists of very deep, poorly drained soils formed in loamy till on ground moraines end moraines, and plains. Slope ranges from 0 to 3 percent. Mean annual precipitation is about 762 mm (30 inches), and mean annual temperature is about 9.4 degrees C (49 degrees F).

TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Argiaquolls

TYPICAL PEDON: Barry loam, on a 1 percent slope in a cultivated field. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated.)

Ap--0 to 28 cm (11 in); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) loam, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) dry; moderate medium granular structure; friable; many fine roots; about 5 percent gravel; slightly alkaline; abrupt smooth boundary. (20 to 38 cm [8 to 15 in] thick)

Btg1--28 to 41 cm (11 to 16 in); gray (10YR 5/1) loam; very dark brown (10YR 2/2) coatings on faces of peds; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; thin clay films; many fine roots; few fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; about 5 percent gravel; slightly alkaline; gradual wavy boundary.

Btg2--41 to 64 cm (16 to 25 in); gray (10YR 5/1) loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; thin clay films on faces of peds; few fine roots; common fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; about 5 percent gravel; slightly alkaline; gradual wavy boundary.

Btg3--64 to 91 cm (25 to 36 in); gray (10YR 5/1) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; thin clay films on faces of peds; few fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; slightly alkaline; abrupt wavy boundary. (Combined thickness of the Bt horizon is 20 to 96 cm [8 to 38 in].)

C--91 to 152 cm (36 to 60 in); brown (10YR 5/3) sandy loam; massive; friable; few fine distinct gray (10YR 5/1) iron depletions; about 10 percent gravel; strongly effervescent; moderately alkaline.

TYPE LOCATION: Shiawassee County, Michigan; about 3 miles east of Corunna; 2,310 feet west and 450 feet south of the northeast corner of sec. 25, T. 7 N., R. 3 W.

RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Thickness of the mollic epipedon: 20 to 38 cm (8 to 15 in)
Thickness of the solum: 61 to 127 cm (24 to 50 in)
Depth to carbonates: 61 to 127 cm (24 to 50 in)
Rock fragment content: 0 to 15 percent throughout
Particle-size control section: averages between 18 and 25 percent clay and between 50 and 70 percent fine sand or coarser

Ap horizon:
Hue: 2.5Y, 10YR, or is neutral
Value: 2, 2.5, or 3
Chroma: 0 to 2
Texture: loam, silt loam, fine sandy loam, sandy loam, or mucky loam
Reaction: slightly acid to slightly alkaline

Btg horizon:
Hue: 10YR to 5Y
Value: 3 to 6
Chroma: 1 to 3
Texture: loam, silt loam, sandy clay loam, or sandy loam; thin (up to 36 cm) subhorizons of clay loam are in some pedons
Reaction: slightly acid to slightly alkaline

BCg or BC horizon, where present:
Hue: 10YR to 5Y
Value: 5 or 6
Chroma: 1 to 3
Texture: sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or loam
Reaction: slightly acid to slightly alkaline
CaCO3 content: 0 to 5 percent

C or Cg horizon:
Hue: 10YR to 5Y
Value: 5 or 6
Chroma: 1 to 4
Texture: commonly sandy loam and less commonly loam, fine sandy loam, or loamy sand; thin strata of sand are in some pedons
Reaction: slightly alkaline or moderately alkaline
CaCO3 content: 5 to 30 percent

COMPETING SERIES: These are the Brookston, Clackamas, Cordova, Forestcity, Hamel, Jameston, Millgrove, Navan, Navunon, Nosoni, Radioville, Rensselaer, Tallmadge, and Westland series. Brookston, Cordova, and Jameston soils average more than 25 percent clay in the particle-size control section. Clackamas, Millgrove, and Westland soils average more than 15 percent rock fragments in the lower part of the series control section. Forestcity and Hamel soils have mollic epipedons that are more than 38 cm (15 in) thick. Navan, Radioville, and Rensselaer soils average less than 50 percent fine sand or coarser in the particle-size control section. Navunon and Tallmadge soils commonly have a lithic contact within a depth of 152 cm (60 in). Nosoni soils have sola thicker than 127 cm (50 in).

GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: Barry soils are on nearly level and depressional areas of ground moraines end moraines, and till plains. Slope ranges from 0 to 3 percent. The Barry soils formed in loamy till. Mean annual precipitation ranges from 660 to 940 mm (26 to 37 in). Mean annual temperature ranges from 8.3 to 10.0 degrees C (47 to 50 degrees F).

GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the Brady, Dryden, Gilford, Lapeer, Locke, Palms, and Wasepi soils on nearby landscapes. the coarse-loamy Brady, Gilford, and Wasepi soils are associated with Barry soils in drainageways, especially on moraines. The well drained Lapeer, moderately well drained Dryden, and somewhat poorly drained Locke soils are in a drainage sequence with Barry soils and are on higher landscape positions. The Palms soils are herbaceous organic material overlying loamy deposits in closed depressions on slightly lower landscape positions.

DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY: Poorly drained. Depth to the top of a seasonal high water table ranges from 30 cm (1 foot) above the surface to 30 cm (1 foot) below the surface between November and May in normal years. The low precipitation phase has a seasonal high water table at depths of 30 to 76 cm (1 to 2.5 feet) between November and July. Potential for surface runoff is negligible to low. Saturated hydraulic conductivity ranges from moderately high or moderately low. Permeability is moderate.

USE AND VEGETATION: These soils are cropped to corn, small grains, soybeans, and hay where artificial drainage is adequate. Undrained areas and a small part of the drained areas are in permanent pasture or deciduous forest.

DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: MLRAs 95B, 97, 98, 99, 103, 111B, and 111C in southern Michigan, southeastern Wisconsin, southern Minnesota, and northern Indiana. The series is of large extent.

MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS

SERIES ESTABLISHED: Lenawee County, Michigan, 1957.

REMARKS: The shaley substratum phase is no longer within the series concept.

Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon include:
1. Mollic epipedon: from the surface to a depth of 28 cm (11 in) (Ap horizon).
2. Argillic horizon: from a depth of 28 to 91 cm (11 to 36 in) (Btg1, Btg2, and Btg3 horizons).
3. Aquic conditions: reduced matrix colors, redox concentrations, and/or iron depletions present in all horizons below the mollic epipedon.

ADDITIONAL DATA: Soil Interpretation Record No: MI0035; MI0664 - LOW PRECIPITATION PHASE. This phase may become a new series when its area of occurrence is updated.

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National Cooperative Soil Survey
U.S.A.