LOCATION TEASDALE MI
Established Series
Rev. LWB-WEF
08/2012
TEASDALE SERIES
The Teasdale series consists of very deep, somewhat poorly drained soils formed in loamy till on ground moraines and end moraines. Slope ranges from 0 to 4 percent. Mean annual precipitation is about 838 mm (33 inches), and mean annual temperature is about 8.9 degrees C (48 degrees F).
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, mesic Aquic Glossudalfs
TYPICAL PEDON: Teasdale fine sandy loam, on a 1 percent slope in a pastured area. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated.)
Ap--0 to 23 cm (9 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) fine sandy loam, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) dry; moderate medium granular structure; friable; about 5 percent cobbles and 2 percent gravel; moderately acid; abrupt smooth boundary. [15 to 23 cm (6 to 9 inches) thick]
E--23 to 33 cm (9 to 13 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine sandy loam, light gray (10YR 7/2) dry; moderate thin platy structure parting to weak fine granular; friable; few fine faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron; common medium faint brown (10YR 5/3) and pale brown (10YR 6/3) iron depletions; about 2 percent cobbles and 2 percent gravel; strongly acid; gradual irregular boundary. [0 to 30 cm (12 inches) thick]
Bt/E--33 to 61 cm (13 to 24 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine sandy loam (Bt); moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; surrounded and coated by brown (10YR 5/3) fine sandy loam (E), light gray (10YR 7/2) dry; weak medium granular structure; friable; common medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions; common medium distinct and prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6 and 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; about 10 percent cobbles and 7 percent gravel; strongly acid; clear irregular boundary. [10 to 43 cm (4 to 17 inches) thick]
Bt1--61 to 109 cm (24 to 43 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine sandy loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; thin brown (10YR 4/3) coatings on faces of peds in the upper 25 cm (10 inches) of the horizon; distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films on faces of peds; many medium distinct and prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6 and 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; common medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions; about 5 percent cobbles and 5 percent gravel; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
Bt2--109 to 140 cm (43 to 55 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine sandy loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay films on faces of peds; common medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; few coarse distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions; about 5 percent cobbles and 5 percent gravel; slightly acid; gradual wavy boundary. [Combined thickness of the Bt horizon is 41 to 96 cm (16 to 38 inches).]
C--140 to 165 cm (55 to 65 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine sandy loam; massive; friable; few fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; about 10 percent cobbles and 5 percent gravel; slightly effervescent; moderately alkaline.
TYPE LOCATION: Jackson County, Michigan, about 1 mile southwest of the village of Sandstone; 1,400 feet west and 600 feet south of the northeast corner of sec. 3, T. 3 S., R. 2 W.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Thickness of the solum: 102 to more than 152 cm (40 to more than 60 inches)
Depth to carbonates: 102 to more than 152 cm (40 to more than 60 inches)
Rock fragment content: 2 to 20 percent gravel and 0 to 10 percent cobbles throughout the series control section
Ap horizon:
Hue: 10YR
Value: 3 or 4
Chroma: 2 or 3
Texture: fine sandy loam, loam, or sandy loam
A horizon, where present in undisturbed areas:
Thickness: 5 to 13 cm (2 to 5 inches)
Hue: 10YR
Values: 2
Chroma: 2 or 3
Texture: fine sandy loam, loam, or sandy loam
E horizon:
Hue: 10YR
Value: 5 or 6, 7 or more dry
Chroma: 2 to 4
Texture: loam, sandy loam, or fine sandy loam
Reaction: strongly to slightly acid
E part of the Bt/E horizon, consists of 2 to 5 mm thick coatings on vertical faces of peds of B material:
Hue: 10YR
Value: 5 or 6, 7 or more dry
Chroma: 2 to 4
Bt part of the Bt/E horizon and the Bt horizon:
Hue: 7.5YR or 10YR
Value: 4 or 5
Chroma: 3 to 6
Texture: fine sandy loam, sandy loam, loam, or the gravelly analogs of these textures
Reaction: typically moderately acid to neutral but ranges from very strongly acid to neutral
Some pedons have a BC horizon.
C horizon:
Texture: fine sandy loam, sandy loam, or loamy sand, or the gravelly analogs of these textures
Reaction: neutral to moderately alkaline
COMPETING SERIES: There are no other series in the same family.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: Teasdale soils are on till plains and the smoother part of low moraines of Wisconsinan age. Slope ranges from 0 to 4 percent. The Teasdale soils formed in loamy till. Mean annual precipitation ranges from 737 to 940 mm (29 to 37 inches). Mean annual temperature ranges from 8.3 to 11.7 degrees C (47 to 53 degrees F).
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: The Teasdale soils are the somewhat poorly drained member of a drainage sequence that includes the well drained
Hillsdale and poorly drained
Barry soils. The well drained
Riddles soils are common associates.
DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY: Somewhat poorly drained. Depth to the top of a seasonal high water table ranges from 30 to 61 cm (1 to 2 feet) between November and May in normal years. Potential for surface runoff is low. Saturated hydraulic conductivity is moderately high. Permeability is moderate.
USE AND VEGETATION: Most areas are cultivated. Corn, wheat, soybeans, and legume-grass hay are the principal crops. A small portion is in pasture and forests. Native vegetation is hardwoods, chiefly American elm, white ash, American basswood, and hickory.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: MLRAs 97, 98, and 111B in central and southern Michigan. The series is of moderate extent.
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Jackson County, Michigan, 1979.
REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are:
Ochric epipedon: from the surface to a depth of 33 cm (13 inches) (Ap, E horizons).
Albic horizon: from a depth of 23 to 33 cm (9 to 13 inches) (E horizon).
Glossic horizon: from a depth of 33 to 61 cm (13 to 24 inches) (Bt/E horizon).
Argillic horizon: from a depth of 33 to 140 cm (13 to 55 inches) (Bt part of Bt/E, Bt1, Bt2 horizons).
ADDITIONAL DATA: The Teasdale pedon was sampled and characterized as S75MI-075-1, Sample Nos. 760400-760405.
National Cooperative Soil Survey
U.S.A.