LOCATION HOOSIERVILLE IN

Established Series
Rev. PMC-BGN-TJE
11/2021

HOOSIERVILLE SERIES

The Hoosierville series consists of very deep, poorly drained soils that formed in silty loess, erosional sediments, and in the underlying paleosol in till. Hoosierville soils are on till plains. Slope ranges from 0 to 2 percent. Mean annual precipitation is about 1118 mm (44 inches), and mean annual temperature is about 12.2 degrees C (54 degrees F).

TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Epiaqualfs

TYPICAL PEDON: Hoosierville silt loam, on a broad flat in a cultivated field at an elevation of 183 meters (600 feet) above mean sea level. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated.)

Ap--0 to 23 cm (9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam, light gray (10YR 7/2) dry; weak medium granular structure; friable; many medium and fine roots; common fine interstitial pores; few fine black (10YR 2/1) weakly cemented iron-manganese concretions; slightly acid; abrupt smooth boundary. [15 to 30 cm (6 to 12 inches) thick]

Eg--23 to 33 cm (9 to 13 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam; weak thick platy structure; friable; common fine roots; common fine and very fine tubular pores; common medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron in the matrix; common faint light gray (10YR 7/2) clay depletions on faces of peds; slightly acid, clear wavy boundary. [0 to 15 cm (6 inches) thick]

Btg1--33 to 46 cm (13 to 18 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; common fine roots; common fine and very fine tubular pores; common distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay films on faces of peds and lining pores; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam fillings in krotovina that make up 20 percent of the mass; common medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron in the matrix; common fine black (10YR 2/1) weakly cemented iron-manganese concretions; many medium faint light gray (10YR 7/2) clay depletions on faces of peds; moderately acid; clear wavy boundary.

Btg2--46 to 69 cm (18 to 27 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic structure parting to moderate medium subangular blocky and angular blocky; firm; few fine roots; common very fine and fine tubular pores; many distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay films on faces of peds and lining pores; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam fillings in krotovina that make up 20 percent of the mass; many medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron in the matrix; common prominent black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses lining pores; common fine black (10YR 2/1) weakly cemented iron-manganese concretions; many medium faint light gray (10YR 7/2) clay depletions on faces of peds; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.

Btg3--69 to 102 cm (27 to 40 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) silty clay loam; moderate medium and coarse prismatic structure parting to moderate medium subangular blocky; firm; few fine roots; common very fine and fine tubular pores; many distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay films on faces of peds and lining pores; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam fillings in krotovina that make up 15 percent of the mass; common medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and common fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron in the matrix; common prominent black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses lining pores; common fine black (10YR 2/1) weakly cemented iron-manganese concretions; common faint light gray (10YR 7/2) clay depletions on vertical faces of peds; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary. [Combined thickness of the Btg horizon is 61 to 107 cm (24 to 42 inches).]

Btx1--102 to 127 cm (40 to 50 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; moderate medium and coarse prismatic structure; firm; few very fine roots between peds; common very fine tubular and vesicular pores; many continuous distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay films on faces of peds and lining pores; many prominent black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses lining pores; common medium black (10YR 2/1) weakly cemented iron-manganese concretions; many medium prominent gray (10YR 6/1) iron depletions in the matrix; common prominent light gray (10YR 7/2) clay depletions on vertical faces of peds; 30 percent brittle; moderately acid; clear wavy boundary.

Btx2--127 to 147 cm (50 to 58 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) silt loam; moderate coarse prismatic structure; firm; few very fine roots in cracks between peds; few very fine vesicular and tubular pores; many distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay films on faces of peds and lining pores; common prominent black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses lining pores; common medium black (10YR 2/1) weakly cemented iron-manganese concretions; many medium prominent gray (10YR 6/1) iron depletions in the matrix; few prominent light gray (10YR 7/2) clay depletions on vertical faces of peds; 30 percent brittle; moderately acid; gradual wavy boundary. [Combined thickness of the Btx horizon is 25 to 51 cm (10 to 20 inches).]

2Btx3--147 to 183 cm (58 to 72 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; weak medium and coarse prismatic structure; firm; common distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay films on faces of peds; common fine faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron in the matrix; common medium black (10YR 2/1) weakly cemented iron-manganese concretions; many medium prominent gray (10YR 5/1) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions in the matrix; 40 percent brittle; moderately acid; gradual wavy boundary. [25 to 61 cm (10 to 24 inches) thick]

3Btb--183 to 203 cm (72 to 80 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) loam; moderate coarse prismatic structure parting to moderate coarse subangular blocky; firm; many distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay films on faces of peds; few fine black (10YR 2/1) weakly cemented iron-manganese concretions; common fine prominent gray (10YR 5/1) iron depletions in the matrix; 1 percent fine gravel; slightly acid.

TYPE LOCATION: Clay County, Indiana; about 7 miles south of Brazil; 1,550 feet west and 600 feet north of the southeast corner of sec. 6, T. 11 N., R. 6 W.; USGS Staunton, Ind. topographic quadrangle; lat. 39 degrees 25 minutes 13 seconds N. and long. 87 degrees 7 minutes 30 seconds W., NAD 27; UTM Zone 16, 489227 easting and 4363418 northing, NAD 83.

RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Depth to the base of the argillic horizon: more than 203 cm (80 inches)
Thickness of the silty loess: 127 to 178 cm (50 to 70 inches)
Thickness of the erosional sediments: 25 to 61 cm (10 to 24 inches)
Particle-size control section: averages 24 to 32 percent clay and 5 to 14 percent sand

Ap, Eg horizon:
Hue: 10YR
Value: 4 or 5
Chroma: 2
Texture: silt loam
Reaction: strongly acid to neutral depending on liming practice

BE, Btg horizon:
Hue: 10YR or 2.5Y
Value: 5 or 6
Chroma: 1 or 2
Texture: silt loam or silty clay loam
Clay content: 24 to 32 percent
Sand content: 5 to 14 percent
Reaction: very strongly acid to moderately acid

Btx, 2Btx horizon:
Hue: 7.5YR or 10YR
Value: 5 or 6
Chroma: 1 to 8
Texture: silt loam
Clay content: 15 to 27 percent
Sand content: 10 to 24 percent
Brittleness: brittle in 30 to 40 percent of individual horizons
Reaction: strongly acid or moderately acid

3Btb horizon:
Hue: 7.5YR or 10YR
Value: 5 or 6
Chroma: 2 to 8
Texture: loam or clay loam
Clay content: 20 to 32 percent
Sand content: 25 to 40 percent
Rock fragment content: 1 to 3 percent gravel
Reaction: strongly acid to slightly acid

COMPETING SERIES: This is the Burksville series. Burksville soils have a concentration of exchangeable sodium within the series control section.

GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: Hoosierville soils are on flats on broad interfluves on till plains of Illinoian age. Slope ranges from 0 to 2 percent. The soils formed in 127 to 178 cm (50 to 70 inches) of silty loess, 25 to 61 cm (10 to 24 inches) of erosional sediments, and in the underlying paleosol in till. Mean annual precipitation ranges from 1067 to 1143 mm (42 to 45 inches). Mean annual temperature ranges from 11.7 to 12.8 degrees C (53 to 55 degrees F).

GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the Alford, Arney, Ava, Cincinnati, Iva, Hickory, Lieber, and Muren soils. The well drained Alford soils and moderately well drained Arney and Muren soils are on higher lying positions on the landscape. The moderately well drained Ava and well drained Cincinnati soils are on lower lying shoulder slopes and backslopes, and these soils have fragipans. The somewhat poorly drained Iva and Lieber soils are on adjacent summits and shoulder slopes of interfluves. The well drained Hickory soils are on lower lying backslopes.

DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY: Poorly drained. In drained areas, depth to the top of an intermittent perched high water table ranges from 15 cm (0.5 foot) above the surface to 15 cm (0.5 foot) below the surface between December and April in normal years. Potential for surface runoff is negligible to low. Saturated hydraulic conductivity is moderately high in the upper part of the solum and moderately low in the lower part. Permeability is moderate in the upper part of the solum and slow in the lower part.

USE AND VEGETATION: Most areas are used for growing corn and soybeans. A few areas are used for growing small grain, hay or pasture, or are in woodland. Native vegetation is mixed hardwood forest.

DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: MLRA 114B in south-central Indiana. The series is of small extent.

SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS

SERIES ESTABLISHED: Putnam County, Indiana, 1979.

REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are:
Ochric epipedon: from the surface to a depth of 33 cm (Ap, Eg horizons).
Argillic horizon: from a depth of 33 to 203 cm (Btg, Btx, 2Btx, 3Btb horizons).
Aquic conditions: redoximorphic features present throughout the series control section.

ADDITIONAL DATA: Lab data available for the typical pedon (S93IN-021-3) and another pedon (S91IN-119-35) at the National Soil Survey Laboratory, Lincoln, Nebraska.

National Cooperative Soil Survey
U.S.A.