MLRA REGION 10 NEWSLETTER\--MAY 1, 2000

# GUIDELINES FOR POPULATING SOIL PROPERTIES IN NASIS POSTED ON MLRA REGION 10 WEB SITE

## The "guidelines for populating soil properties in NASIS" mentioned in the March newsletter is ready for use and has been posted on the MLRA Region 10 web site. 

## The web site is divided into two major sections -- Soil Properties, and Soil Interpretations and Qualities; this division was based on definitions of these terms in Section 618.00 of the National Soil Survey Handbook (NSSH) (<http://www.statlab.iastate.edu/soils/nssh/618.htm#00>), and a need for the ability to use local criteria for development of soil interpretations.

The web site's guidelines contain links to associated sections of the
NSSH and to supplemental guides. Here are truncated examples of both
sections:

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| MLRA Region 10 Guides for Soil Properties                             |
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+-------------------+--------------+-----------------------------------+
| \<! \-- Header    | **NSSH       | **Supplemental Guide**            |
| row \-- \>**Soil  | Guide**      |                                   |
| Property**        |              |                                   |
+-------------------+--------------+-----------------------------------+
| \<! \-- Next row  | [6           | Under development                 |
| \--\>Aluminum,    | 18.25](http: |                                   |
| Extractable       | //www.statla |                                   |
|                   | b.iastate.ed |                                   |
|                   | u/soils/nssh |                                   |
|                   | /618.htm#25) |                                   |
+-------------------+--------------+-----------------------------------+
| \<! \-- Next row  | [6           | [Reduction of AWC due to rock     |
| \--\>Available    | 18.05](http: | fragments and                     |
| Water Capacity    | //www.statla | salts](../awcfragsalt.html)       |
| (AWC)             | b.iastate.ed |                                   |
|                   | u/soils/nssh | [Ranges of AWC in relation to     |
|                   | /618.htm#05) | soil texture and organic          |
|                   |              | matter](../awcrange.html)         |
+-------------------+--------------+-----------------------------------+
| \<! \-- Next row  | [6           | [Estimating moist bulk density by |
| \--\>Bulk         | 18.06](http: | t                                 |
| Density, 1/10 or  | //www.statla | exture](../moistbulkdensity.html) |
| 1/3 bar           | b.iastate.ed |                                   |
|                   | u/soils/nssh |                                   |
|                   | /618.htm#06) |                                   |
+-------------------+--------------+-----------------------------------+
| \<! \-- Next row  | [6           | Under development                 |
| \--\>Cation       | 18.09](http: |                                   |
| Exchange          | //www.statla |                                   |
| Capacity, NH4OAc  | b.iastate.ed |                                   |
| pH7               | u/soils/nssh |                                   |
|                   | /618.htm#09) |                                   |
+-------------------+--------------+-----------------------------------+
| \<! \-- Next row  | [6           | Under development                 |
| \--\>Cation       | 18.17](http: |                                   |
| Exchange          | //www.statla |                                   |
| Capacity,         | b.iastate.ed |                                   |
| Effective         | u/soils/nssh |                                   |
|                   | /618.htm#17) |                                   |
+-------------------+--------------+-----------------------------------+
| \<! \-- Next row  | [6           | Under development                 |
| \--\>Percent      | 18.43](http: |                                   |
| Passing Sieves    | //www.statla |                                   |
|                   | b.iastate.ed |                                   |
|                   | u/soils/nssh |                                   |
|                   | /618.htm#43) |                                   |
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| \<! \-- Next row  | [6           | [Estimating Water Movement        |
| \--\>Permeability | 18.44](http: | Through Lithic and Paralithic     |
|                   | //www.statla | Materials](../lithicperms.html)   |
|                   | b.iastate.ed |                                   |
|                   | u/soils/nssh | [Permeability Key in Relation to  |
|                   | /618.htm#44) | Texture and Percent               |
|                   |              | Clay](../permkey.html)            |
+-------------------+--------------+-----------------------------------+
| \<! \-- Next row  | [6           | [Saturated hydraulic conductivity |
| \--\>Saturated    | 18.44](http: | in relation to soil               |
| Hydraulic         | //www.statla | texture](../sathydcond.html)      |
| Conductivity      | b.iastate.ed |                                   |
|                   | u/soils/nssh |                                   |
|                   | /618.htm#44) |                                   |
+-------------------+--------------+-----------------------------------+
| \<! \-- Next row  | [6           | None                              |
| \-- \>Soil        | 18.57](http: |                                   |
| Moisture Status   | //www.statla |                                   |
|                   | b.iastate.ed |                                   |
|                   | u/soils/nssh |                                   |
|                   | /618.htm#57) |                                   |
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| MLRA Region 10 Guides for Soil Interpretations and Qualities          |
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  \<! \-- Header row \--         **NSSH Guide**                                                      **Supplemental Guide**
  \>**Soil Interpretation or                                                                         
  Quality**                                                                                          

  \<! \-- Next row \--\>AASHTO   [618.20(a)](http://www.statlab.iastate.edu/soils/nssh/618.htm#20)   Under development
  Group Classification                                                                               
  (Engineering Classification)                                                                       

  \<! \-- Next row \--           [618.16](http://www.statlab.iastate.edu/soils/nssh/618.htm#16)      Under development
  \>Drainage Class                                                                                   

  \<! \-- Next row \-- \>Frost   [618.29](http://www.statlab.iastate.edu/soils/nssh/618.htm#29)      None
  Action, Potential                                                                                  

  \<! \-- Next row \--           [618.35](http://www.statlab.iastate.edu/soils/nssh/618.htm#35)      None
  \>Hydrologic Group                                                                                 

  \<! \-- Next row \-- \>Land    [622.02](http://www.statlab.iastate.edu/soils/nssh/622.htm#02)      Under development (South
  Capability Classification                                                                          Dakota and Wisconsin)

  \<! \-- Next row \--           [618.29](http://www.statlab.iastate.edu/soils/nssh/618.htm#29)      None
  \>Potential Frost Action                                                                           
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To view the full site, go to our home page
(<http://www.mn.nrcs.usda.gov/mo10/mo10.html>) , then click on \"Soil
Survey: Guides, Books, References, Procedures\" in the left column, then
click on \"MLRA Region 10: Guides for Editing Soil Properties,
Interpretations, and Qualities\".

There are still a few \"Supplemental Guides\" that are \"under
development\". Soil scientists continue to offer their guides for
posting on this web site, so there might always be a few of these.

The Supplemental Guides were developed from what the MLRA Region 10
staff members had in their files and from those submitted by soil
scientists in the Region. For each Soil Property, one guide was
developed. For Soil Interpretations and Qualities, nearly all ratings
guides were used.

**If you have other guides that you use, please send them to your
favorite MLRA Region 10 staff person.**

It is assumed that this response to consistency issues raised by state
soil scientists and project staffs a few months back will now encourage
all NASIS editors in MLRA Region 10 to use the same guide to achieve
that consistency in the NASIS data base.

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**SOIL INTERPRETATIONS PART OF FFA and 4-H CONTEST**

The 1st Annual Mid-America Grassland Evaluation Contest will be held at
Cape Girardeau, Missouri June 5-7, 2000. The competition is open to FFA
and 4-H teams, nationwide.

The contest categories include soil interpretation, plant
identification, forage and livestock management, and wildlife habitat
management.

It is sponsored by the Missouri Forage and Grassland Council, in
cooperation with NRCS, the Missouri Department of Conservation, and
University of Missouri Outreach and Extension. Contact Melodie Marshall
on (800) 364-8732x3, or Mark Kennedy on (417) 967-2028 for more
information.

From: NRCS This Week

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### CLARIFICATION ON FIELD DATA RECORDERS

Thank you for sharing your information on field data recorders in the
recent MO 10 newsletter \[December 1, 1999 -- "Field Data Recorders"
article\]. Unfortunately there has been some miscommunication in the
information I shared with you.

As much as I would like to take credit for developing a field
application of the Palm Pilot - it is primarily the work of Jon Bathgate
(GIS Specialist), Dwayne Williams (Soil Scientist), and Ed Workman (Soil
Scientist/Conservationist). The information I sent you \"Technology in
the Field - Automating Field Descriptions\" gives credit to \"USDA-NRCS,
Carbondale MLRA Soil Survey Office\".

They developed the field application (mini-profile descriptions and
transects) of the Palm Pilot, they did not develop a program.

It was also mentioned that the Palm Pilot is not capable of running the
PEDON program. I am not 100 percent sure, but I think it is capable of
being developed to input soil descriptions that will run in the PEDON
program. This is a formidable task, and even though many soil scientists
would like to have the capability to do this, no one has attempted to
develop this field application. We did not pursue this, because we have
no need for it at this time.

As a point of information - the \"Pendragon Software\" we used is not
powerful enough to run a relational database like the PEDON program. The
data that is necessary for soil descriptions can be entered into the
Palm Pilot, but not in the PEDON program format (relational database
format).

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Samuel J. Indorante, SSPL

MLRA UPDATE OFFICE

150 E. Pleasant Hill Rd

Carbondale, IL 62901

1-618-453-5577

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#### SBAAG COMMITTEE SEEKS IDEAS

Many of you have probably heard of the SBAAG committee, the following is
a description of the committee and it functions. What the committee sees
as priorities are highly dependent on input from soil scientists from
all levels of the organization, so if you have an idea or improvement
for the automation of soil survey technical and operational processes,
visit the SBAAG website (<http://nasis.nrcs.usda.gov/sbaag/>) and send
your comments

SBAAG -- Soil Business Area Analysis Group is a cross-section of soil
scientists and other technical experts who act as a sounding board and
advisor to the Soil Survey Division Leadership on issues related to the
soil survey business area. Members of the group are knowledgeable of the
agency\'s data management needs and in the Soil Survey Program
operations and function areas.

The group\'s primary function is to analyze the overall need for
automation of soil survey technical and operational processes and to
provide recommendations to the Division Leadership for that automation.
The group\'s objectives are improving the quality and delivery of soil
information and the processes by which that information is collected,
managed, and developed.

Submitted by Jon Hempel <jon.hempel@mn.usda.gov>

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**IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT: MAKING SMART DECISIONS**

A Public Service Campaign for Safe and Alert Driving

Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety

Now that field season has started, soil scientists will spend at least
part of most days in a vehicle. Please have a safe journey.

9 SAFETY TIPS TO HELP PROTECT YOU (AND YOUR FAMILY)

*BEFORE YOU GET BEHIND THE WHEEL:*

1\) HAVE A CLEAR HEAD. Make sure you always have a clear head before

deciding to operate a motor vehicle. Alcohol and certain drugs, both

illegal and legal, can severely impair your driving skills. Many

prescription and over the counter medications can cause dangerous

drowsiness. Get a good night's rest and don't drive for long stretches

without a break. If you are tired, don't risk the safety of yourself

and others on the highway by trying to drive. Just as with alcohol --

designate a driver or choose another means of transportation.

2\) LIMIT DRIVING ALONE WHEN TIRED. Driving with someone else in the car

can increase your overall awareness. It is well recognized that when

driving alone, especially when sleep deprived and at night, your chances

of a crash are dramatically increased.

3\) READ THE LABELS. If you are taking any medications, be sure to read

and obey the warning labels. If the label says the medication causes

drowsiness or not to drive -- heed the warning and don't drive. The

warnings are there for a reason. Consult with your doctor or pharmacist

if you have any questions or to ask about medications for your condition

that won't cause drowsiness.

4\) PLAN AHEAD. Allow yourself plenty of extra time to reach your

destination and allow for emergencies or traffic jams. In today's busy

world most of us are in a hurry to get where we are going. By allowing

extra time we can be more relaxed when operating our vehicles and

thereby cut down on the incidences of road rage, such as excessive

speeding, tailgating and weaving in and out between cars.

5\) RESEARCH SAFETY FEATURES. Safety should always be a top priority

when shopping for a vehicle. Research the safety performance of any

vehicle you are considering buying including how the vehicle performs in

crash tests. Both driver and passenger side air bags are now mandatory

in all new vehicles with air bags. Research what type of safety systems

are in the car and choose the safest to protect you and your loved ones

in the event of a collision.

*IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT:*

6\) RELAX. Avoid aggressive driving by relaxing and having patience. By

not being in such a rush to reach your destination you will be a calmer

person and won't need to speed and run red lights. A yellow light means

slow down, not speed up. Always stop at red lights.

7\) BE ALERT TO SIGNS OF FATIGUE. If you start to feel tired when

driving pull over in a safe area and let someone else drive. If you are

alone, pull into a safe location such as a well-lit rest stop and take a

short nap or get out of the car and walk around for a few minutes. Stop

as often as necessary. When traveling on long trips, eat light. Large,

heavy meals can make you drowsy.

8\) PRACTICE COMMON SENSE SAFETY RULES. Always wear your safety belt and

make sure all your passengers are buckled properly, even on short

trips. If traveling with children, educate yourself on the many kinds

of child safety seats and restraints. Choose which system is best for

your child and always follow the directions. Make sure children ages 12

and under are always buckled up in the back seat, the safest place to

ride.

9\) KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE ROAD. Avoid taking your eyes off the road by

eliminating any possible distractions ahead of time. Before setting out

on a drive, be sure that important items are within easy reach, i.e.

directions and maps, sunglasses, etc. Reduce to minimum possibly

dangerous diversions of your attention from the tasks of safe driving

such as changing tapes or compact discs and always pull over to a safe

place to use your cellular telephone.

Provided by: Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety

750 First Street, NE, Suite 901

Washington, D.C. 20002

Phone: 1-202-408-1711

FAX: 1-202-408-1699

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**YOUR SOURCE FOR NRCS\' NEW SOIL BIOLOGY PUBLICATION**

Call 1-888-LANDCARE or send an e-mail message to <landcare@swcs.org> to
place your order for \"Soil Biology Primer,\" NRCS\' latest education
publication. The pub offers farmers, ranchers, students, and teachers an
introduction to soil and emphasizes its roles in agricultural
productivity and protecting environmental quality.

The pub was produced by NRCS\' Soil Quality Institute (SQI) and the
Conservation Technology Information Center, USDA\'s Agricultural
Research Service, Ohio State University, and Oregon State University.

Persons using the toll-free number should connect to Lori Benge.
Supplies are extremely limited! A fact sheet on \"Primer\" is available
in Portable Document Format on
<http://www.statlab.iastate.edu/survey/SQI/pdf/FSsbp99d2.pdf>

From NRCS This Week

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**NEW COMPUTER \-- USER GUIDES AND TUTORIAL CDs**

Some people that have received a new CCE computer have limited
experience using a Windows PC and Windows Word 97. They will need
Windows training in order to use the new computer.

The CCE (Common Computing Environment) Team developed a \"1999 CCE
Workstation User Guide.\" FSA printed 1000 copies and is distributing
them to each field office.

This guide is a good place to start learning how to use the new
computer.

The CCE Project also provided a set of tutorial CDs for each office and
each group of 5 people in an office. The set of 3 CD\'s has the
following modules: PC Fundamentals, NT 4 Workstation, Word 97, Excel 97,
PowerPoint 97, Access 97, Outlook 97, and Netscape Navigator.

These are excellent tutorials. If you have limited Windows experience,
then you should go through the first 3 tutorial modules.

Contributed by: Tom Radermacher <Tom.Radermacher@mn.usda.gov>

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**USER PEDON ID AND USER SITE ID EDITING IN NASIS**

*Have guidelines been established for \"User Pedon ID\" and \"User Site
ID\" (data fields in the Pedon Table in NASIS)?*

No, we have not formulated any hard and fast rules or guidelines on
these 2 elements. These are meant to be used by the user to help
identify a particular site and/or pedon in the database. The designated
format is free-form text, and can be whatever the user desires.

However, I do feel that it makes sense to have some consistency in what
is used. When we convert the existing PDP 3.x data into NASIS the string
similar to the Lab Pedon Id will be put into both of these fields.

The NSSL wishes to continue using this format to label pedons coming
into the lab for analysis. Therefore it seems logical to continue using
this scheme for the User Pedon ID, since the pedon description is done
in a particular year and is therefore time dependent. But, these do need
to be unique, and that may be hard to ensure when multiple users may
enter data for the same county in the same year. The consecutive pedon
number may be difficult to get. The machine does NOT keep track of
these.

For the User Site ID this does not make sense though. The site is a
geographic location or point on the ground. It is not time dependent, so
the reference to the year in this Lab Pedon Id makes no sense. We likely
should recommend some format to follow, but I\'m not sure what would
work across the board.

Contributed by Jim Fortner <Jim.Fortner@nssc.nrcs.usda.gov>

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### WEB SITE STATISTICS

MLRA Region 10's web site continues to receive a lot of use. We are
receiving nearly 500 visitors per day (not including the MLRA Region 10
staff).

The "Top Ten" in various categories (documents visitors are using, and
offices/agencies visiting):

*Documents (viewed on screen or downloaded)* -- current newsletter,
personnel directory, links to soils references, MLRAs of Region 10 map,
links to soils information for individual states, Status of Soil Surveys
map, links to NASIS, National map of the seventeen MLRA Regions, link to
New Stuff, Prewritten Material for NASIS Generated Interpretations.

*NRCS Project Offices* -- Cabool, MO; Rochester, MN; Duluth, MN;
Waverly, IA; Storm Lake, IA; Eau Claire, WI; Thief River Falls, MN; St.
Peter, MN; Sioux Falls, SD; North Platte, NE; Brookings, SD; Rock Falls,
IL; Milaca, MN; Bolivar, MO; Indianola, IA; Fort Morgan, CO; Holdrege,
NE; Valentine, NE; Hutchinson, KS; Redfield. SD. (OK, the Top Twenty,
here, being that the main user of this web site was intended to be
Project Offices).

*NRCS State Offices* -- Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa,
Kansas, Michigan, Oklahoma, South Dakota, North Carolina.

*Educational Institutions* -- Southern Illinois University, Lincoln
University, Eastern Illinois University, University of Wisconsin at
Stevens Point, Iowa State University, University of Minnesota,
University of Georgia, Michigan State University, Northeastern Illinois
University, University of Wisconsin at Madison.

*Other Government Agencies* -- Minnesota State Department
InterTechnologies Group, Nebraska Natural Resources Commission, USDA
National Headquarters, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, USDA
National Soil Survey Center, USDA Forest Service, US General Services
Administration, US Army Rock Island Arsenal, USDA NRCS Information
Technology Center (only nine).

Nearly all web sites record these types of statistics to guide the
continued evolvement of the information on the site -- who are our
users, and what are they using?

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**NASIS 4.1 GETTING STARTED MANUAL AVAILABLE ON LINE**

The tutorial chapters from the [NASIS 4.1 Getting Started]{.underline}
manual will be available in PDF format at
<http://nasis.nrcs.usda.gov/documents>.

Adobe Acrobat Reader version 4.0 is required to view these PDF files.
You can download Adobe Acrobat Reader version 4.0 from
<http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html>.

From: Tammy Cheever <Tammy.Cheever@nsscnt.nssc.nrcs.usda.gov>

Soils Hotline

National Soil Survey Center

Lincoln, NE

Fax: 402-437-5336

Phone: 402-437-5378 or 5379

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**SOIL SCIENTISTS LIST AMERICAN INDIAN \"LANGUAGE OF THE LAND\"**

NRCS soil scientists, in a word, or in words, are showing that American

Indians were the first soil scientists. They are compiling a list of
soil names of American Indian origin.

Names include: Abenaki, a Montagnais word meaning \"people of the dawn\"
or \"easterners,\" and Agawam, which was a sub-tribe of the Wampanoag
Confederation that lived in the Connecticut River Valley in
Massachusetts and Connecticut. Winooski, the name of the town where
NRCS\' Vermont State office is located, is derived from the Abenaki word
Winoskitegw, which means \"onion land river.\"

NRCS soil scientists intend to compile a complete list of soil names use
in New England and eastern New York.

Your contact is Anne Hilliard, State Public Affairs Specialist, at

\(802\) 951-6796x234.

From NRCS This Week

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**NASIS PANGAEA RELEASE NOTES**

Pangaea data have been updated at all NASIS Sites.

*AREA TYPES AND AREAS*

Contact: Russ Kelsea 402-437-5878 <russ.kelsea@nssc.nrcs.usda.gov>

The following areas \[in MLRA Region 10\] had name changes or acreage
adjustments (mostly

changing area names from all upper case to mixed case):

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area

MO045 CLARK COUNTY, MISSOURI 327,911

MO079 GRUNDY COUNTY, MISSOURI 279,892

State or Territory

KS Kansas 52,657,418

MI Michigan 37,457,430

MO Missouri 44,606,169

NE Nebraska 49,507,291

SD South Dakota 49,354,042

WI Wisconsin 35,937,851

*REPORTS*

Contact: Russ Kelsea 402-437-5878 <russ.kelsea@nssc.nrcs.usda.gov>

Jim Fortner 402-437-5755 <jim.fortner@nssc.nrcs.usda.gov>

The following reports were added or modified:

CORR - Pedon Description (english)

CORR - Pedon Description (metric)

MANU - Legend by Symbol

MANU - Table A. Acres

MANU - Table A1. Acres by County (2 or 3 counties)

MANU - Table A1. Acres by County (4 to 6 counties)

MANU - Table AWM-1. Ag Waste Interp. w/fuzzy rating

MANU - Table AWM-2. Ag Waste Interp. w/fuzzy rating

MANU - Table B. Component Yields (1-3 crops)

MANU - Table B. Component Yields (4-5 crops)

MANU - Table B1. Mapunit Yields (1-3 CROPS)

MANU - Table B1. Mapunit Yields (4-5 CROPS)

MANU - Table B2. Component Non-Irr Yields (1-5 crops)

MANU - Table B3. Component Irrigated Yields (1-5 CROPS)

MANU - Table B4. Mapunit Irrigated Yields (1-5 crops)

MANU - Table B5. Mapunit Non-Irr Yields (1-5 crops)

MANU - Table C1. Range Production

MANU - Table C2. Range Production & Plants w/o Forest

MANU - Table E1. Forest Productivity

MANU - Table E2. Forestland Mgmt (obs) and Productivity

MANU - Table ENG-1. Construction Materials. w/fuzzy rating

MANU - Table ENG-2. Construction Materials. w/fuzzy rating

MANU - Table ENG-3. Building Site Development w/fuzzy rating

MANU - Table ENG-4. Building Site Development w/fuzzy rating

MANU - Table ENG-5. Sanitary Facilities w/fuzzy rating

MANU - Table ENG-6. Sanitary Facilities w/fuzzy rating

MANU - Table F. Wildlife Habitat (stored interps)

MANU - Table FOR-1. Forestland Management w/fuzzy rating

MANU - Table FOR-2. Forestland Management w/fuzzy rating

MANU - Table FOR-3. Forestland Management w/fuzzy rating

MANU - Table FOR-4. Forestland Management w/fuzzy rating

MANU - Table FOR-5. Forestland Management w/fuzzy rating

MANU - Table G. Recreation Development (stored interps)

MANU - Table H. Engineering Properties

MANU - Table J1a. Physical Properties (with Ksat)

MANU - Table J1b. Physical Properties (with permeability)

MANU - Table J1c. Physical Properties (with permeability)

MANU - Table J2. Chemical Properties

MANU - Table K1. Water Features

MANU - Table K2. Soil Features

MANU - Table L. Sanitary Facilities (stored interps)

MANU - Table M. Building Sites (stored interps)

MANU - Table N. Construction Materials (stored interps)

MANU - Table P. Water Management (stored interps)

MANU - Table Q. Classification -no taxadjuncts

MANU - Table Q1. Classification w/taxadjuncts

MANU - Table REC-1. Recreation w/fuzzy rating

MANU - Table REC-2. Recreation w/fuzzy rating

MANU - Table U. Windbreak Plantings

MANU - Table Y. Prime Farmland

MANU - Table Z. Acreage by Capability Class and Subclass

SDQ - Compare horizon depths to restriction depths

UTIL - SRPG, LCC, YIELD Validation Check

*QUERIES*

Contact: Rick Bigler 402-437-5879 <rbigler@nssc.nrcs.usda.gov>

No changes.

*RULES*

Contact: Bob Nielsen 402-437-4149 <bnielsen@nssc.nrcs.usda.gov>

John Patterson 402-437-4016 <jpatterson@nssc.nrcs.usda.gov>

Arnold Mendenhall 402-437-4176 <amendenhall@nssc.nrcs.usda.gov>

The following rules were added or modified:

ALYS-\"Albolls\" suborder

ALYS-\"Aquic\" suborder or great or subgroup

ALYS-\"Pachic\" or \"Cumulic\" subgroups

ALYS-Component Kind Miscellaneous Area

ALYS-Flood Duration=Long/VLong) & Freq.= Freq. or VFreq.

ALYS-Histosols or Histels, NOT Folists or Folistels

ALYS-No Horizon Table Data

ALYS-No Taxonomic Order Data

ALYS-Ponding Duration Long/Very Long & Frequency = Frequent

ALYS-TEST MODEL, DO NOT COPY

ALYS-Water Table Low Min.=0.0 ft.& Texture =cos,s,fs in 0-20

ALYS-Water Table Low Min.=\<0.5 ft. & Ksat Min.=6.0 in/hr

ALYS-Water Table Low Min.=\<1 ft. & Ksat Min. \<6.0 in/hr.

Available H2O Preliminary Draft (Surface Component of GCPI)

Available Water Capacity (GCPI)

Available Water Capacity (SRPG)

ENG - Construction Materials; Gravel Source

ENG - Construction Materials; Roadfill

ENG - Construction Materials; Sand Source

ENG - Construction Materials; Topsoil

FSG-Drainage Class =\"excessively\"

FSG-Drainage Class =\"moderately well\"

FSG-Drainage Class =\"poorly\"

FSG-Drainage Class =\"somewhat excessively\"

FSG-Drainage Class =\"somewhat poorly\"

FSG-Drainage Class =\"very poorly\"

FSG-Drainage Class =\"well\"

FSG-Salinity \<16mmhos, 0-40 inches

FSG-Slope =15 to 30%

FSG-Slope 15 to 35%

FSG-Slope 7 to 15%

FSG-Slope 8 to 15%

GRL-MLRA 112 Forage Suitability Groups DRAFT

HYDRIC SOILS LIST, TEST MODEL

HYDS-\"Albolls\" suborder

HYDS-\"Aquic\" suborder or great or subgroup

HYDS-\"Aquisalids\" great group

HYDS-\"Pachic\" or \"Cumulic\" subgroups

HYDS-Component Kind Miscellaneous Area

HYDS-Drain Class =\"somewhat poorly\" & Water Table =0.0

HYDS-Drainage Class =\"poorly\"

HYDS-Drainage Class =\"somewhat poorly\"

HYDS-Drainage Class =\"very poorly\"

HYDS-Flood Duration=Long/VLong) & Freq.= Freq. or VFreq.

HYDS-Histosols or Histels, NOT Folists or Folistels

HYDS-No Horizon Table Data

HYDS-No Taxonomic Order Data

HYDS-Ponding Duration Long/Very Long & Frequency = Frequent

HYDS-TEST MODEL,Hydric Criteria, DO NOT COPY

HYDS-Water Table Low Min.=0.0 ft. in growing season

HYDS-Water Table Low Min.=0.0 ft.& Texture =cos,s,fs in 0-20

HYDS-Water Table Low Min.=\<0.5 ft. & Ksat Min.=6.0 in/hr

HYDS-Water Table Low Min.=\<1 ft. & Ksat Min. \<6.0 in/hr.

High Water Table DRAFT

Landscape (GCPI)

Landscape (SRPG)

Landscape - Flooding Interaction DRAFT

Landscape - Ponding DRAFT

Landscape Flooding Frequency at Planting or Harvest (N/A)

Landscape Flooding (N/A)

Landscape Flooding Duration at Planting or Harvest (N/A)

MOFSG-01 Wet Loamy, 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-02 Wet Loam/Clay Overflow 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-03 Wet Clay Overflow 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-04 Wet Clay Loam/Clay Overflow 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-05 Wet Loamy, Occas. Long Flooding 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-06 Subirr. Loam 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-07 Subirr. Loam Overflow 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-08 Wet Loam/Clay 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-09 Loamy Overflow 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-10 Loamy 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-11 Mod. Droughty Loam 8-15% Slope

MOFSG-12 Droughty Loam 15-35% Slope

MOFSG-13 Rocky Droughty Loam 15-35% Slope

MOFSG-14 Mod. Deep Loam 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-15 Mod. Deep Loam 8-15% Slope

MOFSG-16 Droughty Mod. Deep Loam 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-17 Subirrigated Loam/Clay 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-18 Loam/Clay 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-19 Droughty Loam/Clay 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-20 Mod. Deep Loam/Clay 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-21 Mod. Deep Loam/Clay 8-15% Slope

MOFSG-22 Mod. Deep Subirr. Loam/Clay 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-23 Clay/Loam 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-24 Subirr. Clay Loam/Loam 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-25 Clay Loam/Loam 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-26 Mod. Deep Clay Loam/Loam 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-27 Subirr. Clay Loam/Clay 8-15% Slope

MOFSG-28 Subirr. Clay Loam/Clay Occa. Long Flooding

MOFSG-29 Subirr. Clay Loam/Clay 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-30 Clay Loam/Clay 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-31 Clay Loam/Clay 8-15% Slope

MOFSG-32 Mod. Deep Clay Loam/Clay 8-15% Slope

MOFSG-33 Mod. Deep Clay Loam/Clay 15 & =\<35% Slope

MOFSG-40 Mod. Deep Subirr. Clay/Clay 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-41 Wet Clay Occas. Long Flooding 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-42 Subirrigated Loam/Clay Overflow 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-45 Loam/Droughty Clay 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-46 Gravelly Loam/Droughty Clay 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-55 Rocky, Mod. Deep Loam/Clay 8-15% Slope

MOFSG-59 Shallow Loam 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-60 Shallow Loam 8-15% Slope

MOFSG-63 Droughty Gravelly Loam 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-64 Gravelly Loam 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-65 Gravelly Loam 8-15% Slope

MOFSG-66 Gravelly Clay Loam/Loam 15-35% Slope

MOFSG-74 Shallow Sandy Loam 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-75 Shallow Sandy Loam8-15% Slope

MOFSG-78 Shallow Sandy/Clay 0-8% Slope

MOFSG-79 Shallow Sandy/Clay 8-15% Slope

MOFSG-80 Shallow Sandy/Clay 15-35% Slope

MOFSG-99 Misc. Areas or No Data

Not Humus (PT only)

Not Permafrost

ORFSG-01 Well drained, \<15% Slope

ORFSG-02 Mod. Well drained, \<15% Slope

ORFSG-03 Somewhat Poorly drained, \<15% Slope

ORFSG-04 Poorly drained, \<15% Slope

ORFSG-05 Very Poorly drained, \<15% Slope

ORFSG-06 Somewhat Excessively drained, \<15% Slope

ORFSG-07 Excessively drained, \<15% Slope

ORFSG-08 Well drained, =15-30% Slope

ORFSG-09 Mod. Well drained, =15-30% Slope

ORFSG-10 Somewhat Poorly drained, =15-30% Slope

ORFSG-11 Poorly drained, =15 to 30% Slope

ORFSG-12 Very Poorly drained, =15 to 30% Slope

ORFSG-13 Somewhat Excessively drained, =15-30% Slope

ORFSG-14 Excessively drained, =15-30% Slope

ORFSG-15, Needs Field Review

PRGM - General Crop Production Index (Alpha Test)

Profile - CaCO3 DRAFT (GCPI)

Profile - CaCO3 DRAFT (srpg)

Profile - Depth Draft (GCPI)

Profile - Depth Draft w/Dense (SRPG)

Profile Crop PI Most Restrictive (GCPI)

Profile DRAFT (SRPG)

SRPG MAP

Soil Hydrologic Features (GCPI)

Toxicity Crop PI Most Restrictive

Water Features (SRPG)

*EVALUATIONS*

Contact: Bob Nielsen 402-437-4149 <bnielsen@nssc.nrcs.usda.gov>

John Patterson 402-437-4016 <jpatterson@nssc.nrcs.usda.gov>

Arnold Mendenhall 402-437-4176 <amendenhall@nssc.nrcs.usda.gov>

The following evaluations were added or modified:

Available Water 0 to 30cm (Preliminary Draft GCPI)

FSG-Drainage Class =\"excessively\"

FSG-Drainage Class =\"moderately well\"

FSG-Drainage Class =\"poorly\"

FSG-Drainage Class =\"somewhat excessively\"

FSG-Drainage Class =\"somewhat poorly\"

FSG-Drainage Class =\"very poorly\"

FSG-Drainage Class =\"well\"

FSG-Salinity, EC \<16mmhos, 0-100cm

HYDS-Drainage Class =\"poorly\"

HYDS-Drainage Class =\"somewhat poorly\"

HYDS-Drainage Class =\"very poorly\"

HYDS-Taxonomic \"Albolls\" Suborder

HYDS-Taxonomic \"Aquic\" Great Group

HYDS-Taxonomic \"Aquic\" Subgroup

HYDS-Taxonomic \"Aquic\" Suborder

HYDS-Taxonomic \"Aquisalids\" Great Group

HYDS-Taxonomic \"Cumulic\" Subgroup

HYDS-Taxonomic \"Folistels\" Great Group

HYDS-Taxonomic \"Histels\" Suborder

HYDS-Taxonomic \"Pachic\" Subgroup

HYDS-Taxonomic Order=Histosols

HYDS-Taxonomic Order=NO DATA

HYDS-Taxonomic Suborder=Folists

Passing #10 Sieve (Thickest Layer 100 to 180cm)

Water Feature AWC (30-120cm)

*PROPERTIES*

Contact: Bob Nielsen 402-437-4149 <bnielsen@nssc.nrcs.usda.gov>

John Patterson 402-437-4016 <jpatterson@nssc.nrcs.usda.gov>

Arnold Mendenhall 402-437-4176 <amendenhall@nssc.nrcs.usda.gov>

Russ Kelsea 402-437-5878 <russ.kelsea@nssc.nrcs.usda.gov>

The following properties were added or modified:

AVAILABLE WATER CAPACITY IN DEPTH 30-120cm

AVAILABLE WATER; 0 to 30cm (0 to 12 inches)

DRAINAGE CLASS, grl

FLOODING FREQUENCY, hyds

PONDING DURATION, hyds

SOIL MOISTURE TABLE ID CODES, hyds

TAXONOMIC ORDER, hyds

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**WEB SITES OF INTEREST**

1\. USDA Common Computing Environment \-- Certified Software for NT
Workstations

<http://servicecenter.usda.gov/release>

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### UPDATED OFFICIAL SERIES DESCRIPTIONS

The following Official Series Descriptions were recently updated. Please
access the following web site to view and print them:

<http://www.statlab.iastate.edu/cgi-bin/osd/osdname.cgi>

FRIGID: allivar \... almena \... automba \... billyboy \... branstad
\...

buhl \... cantlin \... croswood \... elderon \... everts \... glendennin
\...

gogebic \... hegge \... hessel \... kragero \... leafriver \...
ludington \...

mackinac \... mcintosh \... ortonville \... pequaming \... perida \...
pickford

\... point \... quam \... rubicon \... sissabagam \... slimlake \...
spoonerhil

\... tara \... taylor \... tradelake \... winger

MESIC: absco \... adder \... baraboo \... baytown \... beavercree \...

blackhamme \... boone \... brinkman \... council \... dakota \...
dodgeville \...

dubuque \... elbaville \... elevasil \... ettrick \... fella \...
festina \...

gaphill \... germantown \... gosil \... greenridge \... grovecity \...
hixton \...

huntsville \... jackson \... jeffers \... kalmarvill \... kasota \...
kickapoo

\... knoke \... la_farge \... lambeau \... loran \... lourdes \...
medary \...

mindoro \... newry \... norden \... ottosen \... paintcreek \...
palsgrove \...

rockbluff \... romnell \... sibley \... sylvester \... tarr \... timula
\...

tintson \... toddville \... valton \... vasa \... waukegan \... yankton
\...

yellowriver

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**CHANGED ADDRESSES AND PHONE NUMBERS**

1\. Perry Sullivan has moved from the Roseau, Minnesota soil survey
office (where he assisted in the completion of the Roseau County subset
of MLRA 88) to the International Falls, Minnesota soil survey office (to
assist in the completion of the Koochiching County subset of MLRA 88).
His new communication contacts are: Phone: 1-218-283-3376

His email remains: <perry.sullivan@mn.usda.gov>

2\. Ken Lubich, State Soil Scientist in Wisconsin, has accepted the
position of National Digitizing Coordinator. His communications links
remain the same.

3\. Telephone extension numbers for the soil scientists in the Duluth,
Minnesota soil survey office. The main phone number is 1-218-720-5307.

Roger Risley \-- Extension 112 Pete Welkin \-- Extension 109

Marc Diers \-- Extension 110 Mike Walzcynski -- Extension 111

5\. Roger Risley has accepted the Project Leader position in Duluth for
the south St. Louis County subset of MLRA 93. His communications links
remain the same.

6\. Ulf Gafvert has accepted a GIS Specialist position for the NW-10
Soil Survey Area in Ashland, Wisconsin. His communications links remain
the same.

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**ACTIVITY SCHEDULE (through June 15\--subject to change)**

MLRA DATE ACTIVITY LOCATION MO 10 STAFF

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104. Jun 12-16 Final Field Review (Blackhawk Cty) Waverly Hempel

105. Jun 12-16 Final Field Review

-- Field Portion (La Crosse County) Richland Center Jahnke

105 Jun 18 Field Visit Rochester Hempel

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**CONTRIBUTIONS, IDEAS, SUGGESTIONS, AND QUESTIONS ARE WELCOME**

This newsletter is intended to be a forum to distribute information of

a general nature that will benefit soil scientists in soil survey
project

offices. It is hoped that it will foster communications and sharing of

knowledge among those soil scientists in MLRA Region 10.

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Articles from other newsletters are often included to distribute ideas

and comments from other areas of the country; these ideas and comments

are not necessarily identical to those used in MLRA Region 10.

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The format of this newsletter is intentionally simple so that it can be

received, read, and printed by the project office having the least

sophisticated computer and printer setup.

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Please submit your articles at least five days before the end of the

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Generally, articles are inserted in the order they are received.

Articles in an electronic format can be submitted to:

<john.handler@mn.usda.gov>

Articles in a paper format can be sent or faxed to:

John Handler

MLRA Region 10 Office

USDA - NRCS

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St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1854

FAX: 1-651-602-7914

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